Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a fresh warning to the United States, claiming Tehran has weapons and military capabilities that have not yet been used in the ongoing confrontation. Iranian officials say any renewed escalation could see previously unused weapons deployed and the geography of the conflict expanded to new targets and battlefronts. The IRGC has also described the conflict as a “historic defeat” for the United States, while pointing to the continued disruption around the Strait of Hormuz and Washington’s difficulty in restoring normal commercial traffic through the strategic waterway. Recent incidents involving US and Iranian unmanned systems have further underscored the growing military confrontation around the waterway. WATCH

Iran-US tensions are escalating after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported that the IRGC attributed the claimed shootdown to a new advanced aerospace air-defence system integrated into Iran’s wider air-defence network. The claim has not been independently verified, and the United States has not confirmed the reported loss. The development comes alongside a fresh warning from Iran’s military leadership. Tehran has threatened what it described as continuous and painful attacks on US bases and interests across the region if Washington resumes military action against Iran. Meanwhile, the US Virtual Embassy in Tehran has issued a security alert urging American citizens to leave Iran immediately and warning against travel to the country amid the deteriorating regional security environment.