The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force commander signaled a dramatic escalation in Iran's defensive stance against US-Israeli military aggression, saying "new stage of warfare" would include the deployment of dual missile launchers capable of delivering twice the previous retaliatory strikes, Tasnim reports.

In a video shared via his social media account, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi announced the “commencement of a critical and formidable stage in Iran's military strategy.”

"And now, a new stage of the war; With newly refreshed launchers of dual units of Fateh and Khaybar-shekan (Khaybar-buster) missiles; All previous strikes × two," the senior commander said.