Iran Guard Commander Warns United States ‘Finger on the Trigger’

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard , a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead , is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” its commander said Saturday, as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East. 

Media  outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that the commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United States and Israel



“to avoid any miscalculation.”

“The Islamic Revolutionary Guards and dear Iran stand more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, to execute the orders and directives of the Commander-in-Chief,” Media quoted Pakpour as saying. 

Tension remains high between Iran and the U.S. in the wake of a bloody crackdown on protests that began on Dec. 28, triggered by the collapse of Iran’s currency, the rial, and swept the country for about two weeks.