IRGC: Miscalculation of Iran's true power led to enemy's defeat in 12-day war
Iran Press TV
Thursday, 20 November 2025 6:54 PM
A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the enemy's fundamental miscalculation of Iran's military and social resilience led to their defeat in the 12-day war, describing the war as a strategic turning point.
Speaking during a speech on Thursday, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini said the war proved that Iran's missile power is both "real and deterrent," forcing the US to acknowledge the difficulty of countering its ballistic missiles.
"This war was the most complex in the world, and the enemy's miscalculations regarding the components of Iran's power and reliance on material structures were the main factors in their defeat," he added.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.
More than a week later, the United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the illegal assault.
Naeini stated that the enemy was confident of a swift victory through targeting Iran's top military leadership. However, the plan collapsed due to a critical analytical failure.
He said the enemy fundamentally misjudged Iran's true source of power that is its people. Unlike material assessments, he added, Iran's soft power and popular resilience were underestimated, leaving the adversary blind to the country's real capabilities.
"In this war, the enemy itself became a victim of its own cognitive war; that is, it believed in the "weak Iran" it had created and operated based on that belief," he further said.
According to the spokesperson, the 12-day war was a strategic turning point, changing power dynamics in West Asia and demonstrating Iran's ability to confront NATO and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) independently.
Naeini noted that Iran's indigenous military capabilities effectively neutralized strategic centers in Israel and that the war tested Iran's defensive resilience, offensive power, and national endurance.
"This war was a full-scale test to measure Iran's defensive deterrence, offensive power, and the resilience of the Iranian nation, as well as a test to measure the enemy's weaknesses and strengths," he said.
He stressed that Iran's missile operations were far from simple strikes, but rather integrated electronic warfare, cyber operations, and tactical innovation.
"The 22 waves of missile attacks were constantly changing in terms of the origin of the launch, time, targets, number and type of missiles," he said adding that this creativity, innovation, and planning were the product of the experience and creative minds of Iran's commanders, which made the enemy desperate.
General Naeini said the US was forced to fire large numbers of $4 million interceptor missiles to counter Iranian attack drones that cost less than $10,000 each, noting that Washington oversaw the overall command of the war, with Israel executing the operations and others providing support.
He highlighted the role of Iran's youth and innovation, saying the country's missile, drone, and naval commanders—most under 30 years old—played a decisive role in operations, reflecting a generation of highly trained specialists.
Underscoring the continued readiness of the armed forces, General Naeini stated that "Iran's missile power today has no geographical boundaries, and the IRGC's capability in this battle is the result of the initiative and innovation of Iranian youth."
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