Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence arm said recent
Iranian operations have changed battlefield dynamics and increased pressure on
U.S. military deployments in the Middle East. The IRGC said Iran's geographic
advantages and sustained strike capability make traditional high-cost U.S.
operations harder to sustain, forcing reductions in some forward deployments and
a shift toward longer-range, more covert operations. It said U.S. bases,
runways, hangars, aircraft and naval vessels remain under persistent threat, and
that adding troops and equipment would increase exposure and casualty risk. The
IRGC cited U.S. deployments in Jordan, losses of unmanned systems and
constrained maritime activity as signs of reduced U.S. freedom of action; the
remarks constitute the IRGC's assessment of recent U.S.-Iran military exchanges.
