Tehran:Iran's Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, announced that new directives have been issued by Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei. These directives focus on rapid response, operational effectiveness, and the removal of geographic limitations, forming the basis for the Armed Forces' actions.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Akraminia stated that the previous doctrine concentrated on defense and retaliatory deterrence, focusing on repelling enemy strikes and responding regionally, particularly at US bases. The new directives, however, emphasize urgency, effectiveness, and freedom from geographic constraints. These principles are being operationally defined and incorporated into strategies that will influence the Army's doctrine, weapons, tactics, and methods of warfare.

Akraminia highlighted that the updated doctrine would be comprehensive and intelligent, maintaining the Army's spiritual foundations and public support. The transition will draw on religious and theoretical foundations, as well as lessons from past and current wars, to guide strategy, tactics, force structure, and weapons. This approach aims to bolster deterrence irrespective of political changes, such as potential shifts in US political leadership or alterations within the Israeli regime.

Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Akraminia noted that the US, following the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, attempted to establish an alternative route south of the strait, pressuring shipping companies to use it. This action, he claimed, violated a clause assigning an Iranian mechanism to manage the strait in coordination with Oman. Iran issued warnings to vessels ignoring its rules, warning of potential insecurity due to US interference, which could lead to ships encountering naval mines.

He assured commercial shipowners that using designated routes in coordination with Iran's Armed Forces would ensure their security.