Iran has reorganized its military to be more aggressive abroad as talks on ending the war with the U.S. remain mired in stalemate, a sign that Tehran is preparing for a protracted era of regional conflict.
A raft of top military appointments by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei marks a shift to an ¡°offensive doctrine,¡± Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who advises the force¡¯s new commander, said in an interview on state TV late Tuesday.
¡°Whenever the conditions are favorable and the order is issued, we must be able to take the operation into enemy territory,¡± he said, contrasting the approach with a prewar doctrine that was ¡°primarily based on defense and the preservation of the country.¡±
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