IRGC spokesman posts missile image: 'World will see what will happen'

Islamic Revolutionary Guard spokesman Hossein Mohebi published an image on X on Monday that appeared to be AI-generated, showing a missile and carrying the caption “The world will see what will happen.” The post landed as US media reported that Tehran is preparing for a return to war, and as Israeli sources previously claimed Iran is in the middle of a significant military buildup.

Fox News reported Monday that Iran is preparing for a return to hostilities with the United States, citing a statement from Iran’s new Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi on the need to prepare for a fourth outbreak of conflict with the US. US President Donald Trump did not rule out resuming military action against Iran, though he did not directly confirm Washington intended to go back to war.

Earlier Monday, Mohebi said Iran “has emerged as a superpower” and is a different nation than before its conflict with the United States and Israel. He also said Iran was able to “rout” the US, which he described as having been unrivalled in manpower, military resources and equipment, and claimed Washington had initially planned to force Iran to surrender within a few days but that the conflict did not meet its expectations and calculations.

Separately, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is prepared to help find solutions to the Iran-US conflict and reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to expanding economic and energy ties with Tehran. Speaking at a joint press conference with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, Lavrov highlighted “great prospects” for bilateral cooperation in hydrocarbon production and transportation, and stressed Russia would not abandon its economic and investment agreements with Iran despite regional instability.

Araghchi expressed support for diplomatic solutions to crises in the Middle East. During the joint press conference with Lavrov in Tehran, he said the “main insecurity factors” in the region remain the conflict initiated by the United States and Israel, and the economic blockade imposed on his country. Araghchi added that he and Lavrov discussed the region, including the crises in Iran, Palestinian territories, Lebanon and Yemen.