{"id":4167,"date":"2026-11-01T21:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T17:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/?p=4167"},"modified":"2026-11-01T21:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T17:51:43","slug":"the-changing-coordinates-of-irans-deterrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/?p=4167","title":{"rendered":"The Changing Coordinates of Iran&#8217;s Deterrence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4168 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images.jpg 738w, https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 738px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 738\/415;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images.jpg 738w, https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/mashhadreporter.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/images-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The primary audiences of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei&#8217;s directives &#8211; that is, those who have closely monitored this message, including the enemies who are today following his message &#8211; have grasped and continue to grasp the depth of this message and its effects and consequences on the battlefield and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Hanif Ghaffari &#8211; International Relations Analyst:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">Prior to the outbreak of war between Iran and the United States in March 2026, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei \u2014 the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran \u2014 warned the Americans and their regional allies in West Asia that any potential war would be regional in scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">Now, however, the directives of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei \u2014 the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of Iran&#8217;s Armed Forces \u2014 have demonstrated that, in the event of a new threat, Iran&#8217;s punitive measures against its enemies would far exceed the damage inflicted during the 40-day war between Iran and the United States, known as Ramadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">During a meeting with Iran&#8217;s military commanders, he removed the temporal and spatial constraints previously imposed on the armed forces. This approach indicates that, should the enemy once again commit a new act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran will be present as a balancing and equation-shaping actor, both on the battlefield and beyond it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">Perhaps the most important point and directive of the Commander-in-Chief of Iran&#8217;s Armed Forces was that the capacity for regional equation-shaping would no longer be confined to the geographical boundaries of the region; rather, it would target American and Israeli regime interests in various parts of the world. This would be accompanied by an update of the target bank, the utilization of modern technologies, and the further operationalization of the strategy of the unity of fronts [\u2014 meaning the integration of all members of the Islamic Resistance Axis in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen in confronting the Israeli regime and its allies \u2014]. These interests may be located in geography outside the West Asian region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">In other words, the reach of the armed forces, the security forces, and the Islamic Republic of Iran as a whole \u2014 whether in identifying enemy threats or identifying its interests \u2014 will not be limited to the region&#8217;s geography. This means that the enemy can no longer be certain that Iran&#8217;s response will be confined solely to a military base or a limited point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">The focus on the enemy&#8217;s &#8220;non-material&#8221; assets also signals a readiness for cyber and intelligence warfare alongside conventional warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">The second point is the linkage of this directive to the role of the people. A military response without geographical limitations does not operate in a vacuum; it is the popular backing that demonstrates to the enemy that the &#8220;cost-benefit&#8221; calculation of attacking Iran has been fundamentally flawed. Therefore, the directives of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran should not be considered merely as a defensive factor or a reaction to a possible enemy action, but rather should be evaluated as an equation-shaping factor \u2014 one that can determine the coordinates of the battlefield and shape the rules of engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\">The primary audiences of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei&#8217;s directives &#8211; that is, those who have closely monitored this message, including the enemies who are today following his message &#8211; have grasped and continue to grasp the depth of this message and its effects and consequences on the battlefield and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" dir=\"ltr\"><em>Source: Khorasan Newspaper. November 1, 2026. Issue No. 21182. 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