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Iran Warns of 'All-Out War' as US Armada Heads to Region

Is Iran’s posture driven by renewed U.S. threats or by a deliberate push toward confrontation?
Iran Warns of 'All-Out War' as US Armada Heads to Region
Above: An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps armed personnel looks on while waiting to participate in a military rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 10, 2025. Image credit: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Iran narrative

Iran stands ready to crush any act of aggression after closing vulnerabilities exposed during last year’s conflict and reaching peak military preparedness. Threats from the American regime will be met decisively on the battlefield, not through diplomatic theater or rhetoric. Military readiness across air, missile and regional deterrence is framed as complete and operational. Iranian intelligence services have uncovered and neutralized U.S. and Israeli interference behind recent protests to bring about regime change. The Iranian people will never allow this to happen.

Anti-Iran narrative

As a last resort, an external strike might be justified to stop mass killings and prevent the Iranian regime from escalating toward all-out war. Thousands of Iranian civilians were massacred as regime forces crushed a working-class uprising driven by economic collapse and entrenched authoritarian rule. The crackdown stands as the deadliest episode of internal repression since 1979, with death tolls potentially reaching 20,000. Sanctions target the shadow fleet financing this violence as the leadership quietly moves stolen funds abroad to shield assets and maintain control.

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