IRGC: Not a single act of America and Israel will go unpunished; war will continue
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed that American and Israeli aggression will not go unanswered and will be retaliated against. The United States and Israel have attacked schools, hospitals, stadiums, restaurants and wedding venues to sow panic among Iranians. Civilian casualties in Iran have surpassed 700.
‘The criminals in America and Israel must understand that not a single crime or murder will be left without retaliation. The war against the United States and the Israeli regime will continue,’ the IRGC said in a statement cited by IRIB on Tuesday (3 March 2026).
According to the IRGC, in the last 24 hours a family was killed by a Tomahawk missile strike that hit a residential building in Oshnavieh. Five people were also reported killed when a U.S. missile struck a private car in Salman. A U.S. missile also struck a house in the Kasemiyeh district, Urmia, killing an elderly couple, the IRGC added.
On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched a series of strikes against several targets in Iran, including in Tehran, with reports of damage and civilian casualties. Iranian state television confirmed that the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attack.
Iran subsequently launched retaliatory ballistic missiles at Israeli territory and U.S. military facilities in the Middle East.
Public sentiment in the United States appears divided. The justification for striking Iran is questioned. Was the attack merely to serve Israel’s wishes? Or was the operation a US self-defence against a possible strike from Tehran?
Reflecting on remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the American side appeared aware that Israel would launch an attack on Iran first. So it is not Iran that directly threatened the United States. ‘We know there will be an Israeli action,’ Rubio told reporters on Monday.
‘We know that it will trigger attacks on American forces, and we know that if we do not strike them first before they launch such an attack, we will suffer greater casualties.’