Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Says Forces at Highest Combat Readiness

The rhetorical escalation lands against a backdrop of domestic wartime commemoration rather than a specific new military trigger, which makes the language more about signaling resolve than describing an imminent operation. For energy and risk markets, the operative phrase is the rejection of "geographic limits," since it widens the set of assets and shipping routes that could be considered exposed in any confrontation. Whether that framing is matched by observable force posture, rather than remaining declaratory, is the open question worth tracking.