US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and senior political officials have formally accused the United States of “trying to compensate for military defeat” following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli strikes. Iranian leadership and lawmakers have continuously vowed “revenge and retribution”, maintaining a hardline stance in the ongoing conflict.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: IRGC Says US Trying to Compensate for Military Defeat
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has repeatedly vowed “blood revenge and retribution” against the United States and Israel following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed alongside other top officials on 28 February 2026 during a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike operation in Tehran, a conflict that has since spiralled into an intense regional war.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: IRGC Position and Retaliation Threats
High-ranking IRGC commanders, including Brigadier-General Ahmad Vahidi, issued formal statements warning that the U.S. and its allies face the “most ferocious offensive operation in history”. They frame the ongoing U.S. strikes as a desperate attempt to cover for strategic miscalculations.
Following mass public funerals for the late leader in early July 2026, hardline Iranian military officials have publicly condemned any continuous diplomatic track, claiming that avenging Khamenei remains a non-negotiable national mandate.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Current Frontline Escalation
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Active Conflict: The war has entered an acute phase. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) recently executed multiple consecutive nights of airstrikes targeting IRGC missile storage sites, air defences, and infrastructure in southern Iran.
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U.S. Casualties: In mid-July 2026, CENTCOM reported its first direct troop deaths from the conflict when an Iranian-led attack on a military base in Jordan killed two U.S. service members.
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Strait of Hormuz: The IRGC has aggressively targeted commercial shipping and assets allied with the U.S. around the vital Strait of Hormuz to disrupt global energy pipelines and signal economic defiance.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Leadership and the Shadow of Succession
Following the assassination, the Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah, as the new Supreme Leader.
In written declarations broadcast on Iranian state television, Mojtaba Khamenei echoed the IRGC’s stance, stating that teaching the U.S. an “unforgettable lesson” is the ultimate will of the nation.
