As the U.S. Army releases a new battlefield identification guide to help troops recognize members of Iran’s 350,000-strong Artesh ground forces, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader, defiantly claimed that ‘malicious attacks’ by the U.S. and Israel have failed to destabilize Iran’s domestic security, specifically praising the Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) for resisting operations labeled ‘Epic Fury’ and ‘Roaring Lion.’ Khamenei’s assertion, made on X, directly challenges the impact of what he termed ‘desperate efforts’ by the ‘criminal US-Zionist enemy’ to undermine social order, highlighting FARAJA’s crucial role in maintaining domestic security and suppressing dissent, a force now under the command of Brig. Gen. Ahmadreza Radan, who has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights abuses related to the 2009 protests. This strategic move by the U.S. Army’s Training and Transformation Command to equip soldiers with knowledge of Iranian military personnel and weaponry, including AKM and Masaf-2 rifles, underscores a heightened state of readiness and potential confrontation, even as Iran’s conventional military, the Artesh, reportedly suffered significant losses in its air, naval, and air defense components during the initial phase of U.S.-Israeli operations, while its ground forces remained largely intact due to the absence of a ground invasion. Despite these reported military setbacks, Iranian officials like Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami have also issued warnings, claiming adversaries face ‘historic confusion’ and that Iran’s military production lines have continued operating, suggesting a persistent and potentially prolonged regional conflict.
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