Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami (pictured) said on Thursday that Iran's enemies should expect its retaliation, promising that they "will receive painful blows."
"Today, we are witnessing a confrontation between light and darkness. Wherever light appears, darkness is doomed to destruction. The essence of our enemy is darkness and falsehood, and falsehood is doomed to destruction," Major General Salami said while speaking at a security and combat maneuver, adding that "Muslims will never surrender."
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked Iran's capital city of Tehran last month in a series of airstrikes. According to previous reports from Israeli officials, Iran chose to delay its response to the attack, although Salami warned about "bitter consequences."