Iran military says operations to emphasize rapid response, no geographic limits

The explicit rejection of geographic limits, framed as obedience to the Supreme Leader's instructions, marks a doctrinal shift rather than a routine statement — one that broadens the potential scope of Iranian military action beyond its immediate neighborhood. For energy and shipping markets, the relevant signal is that escalation risk is now being described in open-ended terms by an official military spokesman. Whether this rhetoric translates into operational changes, and how regional counterparts and shipping insurers respond, is the open question worth watching.