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Iran war live: IRGC vows invasion as defence doctrine turns ‘offensive’

21 October 2026

This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

A cargo ship sails in the Gulf towards the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 21, 2026 [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]

By Enes Abuomer and Leila Minkara

Published On 22 Oct 202622 Oct 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatens to invade any country that attacks it as the military shifts to an “offensive and asymmetrical” defence doctrine, according to its spokesman Hossein Mohebi.
Dozens of Israeli fighter jets have carried out a training exercise along Iran’s western borders to “demonstrate strength”, according to US media reports.

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