Islamic Iran Ready To Retaliate With Full Force If Attacked Again

Zafar Bangash

Ramadan 11, 1447 2026-03-01

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by Zafar Bangash (Main Stories, Crescent International Vol. 56, No. 1, Ramadan, 1447)

Senior policy-makers in Tehran have concluded that the only way to deal effectively with Donald Trump’s rogue regime is to send a clear message that the gloves are off. Pragmatism and restrained retaliation for US aggression only emboldens the convicted felon, fraud, liar and sexual predator in the White House.

Instead of strategically calibrated measures, Iran is ready for all-out war if attacked. And this time, it will engulf the entire region, as the Rahbar Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei stated quite categorically on February 01, 2026.

This message has been repeated by a number of other Iranian officials as well to ensure Trump understands what he is getting into, if he makes the mistake of attacking Iran again. True, the indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for war but that is Trump’s problem. He must bear the consequences of his miscalculations.

Let us consider some possible scenarios that might unfold. The US-zionist aim would be to decapitate Iran’s political leadership. At the same time, the terrible duo would want to degrade Iran’s military—the revolutionary guards and army—to such an extent that they would not be able to retaliate.

Any attack on Iran or even the threat of an attack are illegal acts under international law and contrary to the UN charter. These, however, are meaningless documents for the rogue regimes in Washington and Tel Aviv.

In pursuit of this diabolical plot, the US has sent the aircraft carrier, Abraham Lincoln and its supporting ships to within 1,000 kms of Iran’s borders. They are equipped with the Aegis combat system, which provides air and missile defence against ballistic and cruise missiles. Washington has also deployed additional fighter jet squadrons to the region.

The US military bases have some 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers stationed there. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the US operates a broad network of military sites, both permanent and temporary, at some 19 locations in the region.

Of these, eight are permanent bases, located in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

How realistic is it for the US and Israel to achieve their objective of incapacitating Iran in a pre-emptive strike? Iran is a vast country. Its military assets are spread over a huge area and located in hardened underground tunnels. Iran also has missile cities under the Strait of Hormuz.

There are multiple nodes of decision-making in Iran making the leadership diffused. True, the Rahbar, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei sits at the top but in the event of his incapacitation—God forbid—Iran will continue to function.

The same applies to its military leadership as was witnessed during the 12-day zionist war of aggression in June 2025. A number of military and revolutionary guards commanders were martyred in the initial Israeli strike but within hours, Iran was able to replace them and they responded to zionist war crimes with great force and effectiveness. It was the zionists who begged to stop the war.

Unlike June 2025, this time Iran is fully prepared. Its armed forces have their finger on the trigger. Any attack on its territory will receive a swift and devastating response. Not only US bases in the region but also its aircraft carriers and naval ships will be targeted.

Zionist Israel will be hit even harder by a barrage of Iran’s hypersonic missiles. That might bring about its end.

Early last month, Iran unveilled the Khorramshahr-4 hypersonic missile that can travel at speeds of upto 16 Mach. Its speed and great manouverability make it very difficult to intercept.

Notwithstading their touted prowess, American and Israeli anti-missile systems are incapable of intercepting swarms of Iranian drones and missiles. At sea, revolutionary guards speed boats would overwhelm American ships’ radar and missile systems very quickly. They do not have to sink the aircraft carrier, only destroy its flight deck to turn it into a useless piece of junk.

And this time, the war will last much longer. Iran will not accept any pleas to stop the war as it did last June. Trump will not be able to “hit and run”; nor would the zionist entity. Can Trump afford a prolonge war despite his so-called powerful, beautiful ships being deployed to the region?

What about Trump’s Arabian allies? They are playing coy pretending to be opposed to the war but in reality hope the US-zionist duo would degrade Iran’s military power. The Arabians’ concrete and glass towers will not survive the war either.

Iran has also warned that it might close the Strait of Hormuz. With its tunnels underneath the narrow strait, no oil tanker will be able to pass through it. The consequences of this blockade would send oil prices sky high.

Shortages of fuel at gas stations in the US and Europe will cause massive public unrest that will be difficult to control. Many people in these societies are already seething with anger at the manner in which their regimes have caused economic hardships while the oligarchs continue to live their rapacious lifestyle.

With its huge inventory of missiles—there are tens of thousands of them, all indigenously manufactured—Iran will inflict massive damage on zionist Israel. The illegitimate entity’s economy has already been devastated as a consequence of the two-year war on Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have fled the country, never to return.

There is one other factor that distinguishes Iran from its enemies: the vast majority of Iranian—barring a very tiny minority—are not afraid to die. They long for martyrdom. That makes them impervious to fear and death. Such people can never be defeated.

Compare that to American and Israeli soldiers. As long as they fire missiles at innocent civilians from a safe distance, they act brave. When a missile lands near them, they wet their pants and cry like babies. Such cowards can never confront people imbibed with revolutionary Islamic spirit.

It would be in their best interest to not provoke Iran again. The American people should remind Trump that he was a draft dodger and is mired in sex scandals with children. He should atone for his sins instead of trying to deflect attention by launching wars against other people.