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Mohammad Reza Naghdi
IRGC Brigadier General who claimed orders to build enemy-soil strike capability, unverified.
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Key Question
The IRGC says it was ordered to build the capability to strike enemy soil; is that already happening?
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#169 10 Aug
Claimed the IRGC was ordered to build capability to strike enemy soil
Iran Conflict 2026: An IRGC adviser claims enemy-soil ordersBackground
Mohammad Reza Naghdi is a Brigadier General and senior adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On 11 August 2026 he said on Iranian state television that the Guard had been ordered to build the capability to strike enemy soil FAR from Iran's own borders, whenever ordered. His statement is corroborated as a claim he made, carried independently by a non-Iranian broadcaster, but it is one adviser's stated aim, not a confirmed change to IRGC operational capability.
Common Questions
Who is Mohammad Reza Naghdi?
Mohammad Reza Naghdi is a Brigadier General and senior adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.Source: Mehr News Agency
What did Naghdi say about IRGC strike capability?
On 11 August 2026 he said on Iranian state television that the IRGC had been ordered to build the capability to strike enemy soil FAR from Iran's borders, whenever ordered.Source: Mehr News Agency / Al Jazeera
Has the IRGC already struck targets outside the Gulf region?
No. Until Naghdi's statement, Iran had been limited to strikes on US military assets and Energy infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf countries and Jordan.Source: Al Jazeera
