TEHRAN -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Wednesday that military clashes are ongoing in the Strait of Hormuz every 24 hours, with Iranian forces targeting and blocking vessels attempting passage, but that the United States has not responded to these operations for some time.
“We are currently at war,” Brigadier General Hussein Mohebbi, spokesman and deputy head of the IRGC’s Public Relations Department, said in an interview with national television, adding that “clashes in the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing every 24 hours, and our armed forces have confronted some vessels during this period”.
He said that in recent days, ships intending illegally
 to pass through the Strait of Hormuz have been targeted, and some small vessels have been prevented from crossing. 
“Despite the continuation of these operations in the Strait of Hormuz, the Americans have not shown any reaction for some time,” Mohebbi said.
Mohebbi said the United States no longer enjoys the conditions it had during previous confrontations,
 describing American forces as “severely worn down and fatigued,” with large numbers compelled to leave the region. 
“We struck their bases severely, and they were forced to deploy part of their forces on aircraft carriers at least 500 kilometers away from Iran,” he said.
He said the number of U.S. bases in the region has been “nearly halved” compared to the past, and that weapons systems, launchers and platforms used to fire them have suffered serious damage. 
“Previously their command center was in Bahrain, but now they can no longer use this center for operational command as before,” Mohebbi said.
The spokesman said American forces were compelled to relocate to bases such as Al-Kharj and Titan, “which are also within Iran’s range and under strike.” 
Al-Kharj is located in Saudi Arabia. According to General Mohebbi, U.S. forces moved part of their personnel to this base, which he said “is also under Iran’s strike range”. 
Iranian reports describe it as a major support center for F-35 and F-16 fighter jets and AWACS surveillance aircraft. In March 2026, the IRGC destroyed an E-3 AWACS aircraft at Al-Kharj. U.S. forces conducted a “tactical withdrawal” to Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia and Al-Azraq air base in Jordan after initial Iranian strikes targeted bases closer to Iran’s borders.
Titan (Camp Titin) is a U.S. Marines base in Jordan, near the port of Aqaba on the Red Sea. Mohebbi stated that U.S. forces were forced to relocate personnel and equipment to Titan, which he said “is also within Iran’s range and under strike”. 
The IRGC announced it targeted Camp Titin with ballistic missiles in retaliation for a U.S. attack on a wedding ceremony in the Iranian city of Sirik. 
General Mohebbi said the U.S. president “expressed surprise after two or three days of American forces’ presence in the region that Iran had not surrendered,” adding: “They imagined that merely displaying military power would make Iran raise its hands and surrender”.
“When the Americans faced the resistance of the people and Iran’s severe military responses, less than 25 days had passed before they sought intermediaries for peace, understanding and dialogue,” Mohebbi said. “However, in the world of war, no possibility can be completely ruled out.”
On military-diplomatic coordination, Mohebbi said: “We live in a system that we accept and defend; this system has a military section, a diplomatic section, a service section and a judicial section, and all these sections operate within the framework of a single system.”
“Decisions are made in the Supreme National Security Council, and none of these decisions can be implemented without the permission of the Supreme Leader, and various actions in the country are carried out with coordination and synergy among different sections,” he said.
Separately, Brigadier General Ali Balali, adviser to the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, said Iran’s armed forces are ready to launch as many missiles as necessary to deter the enemy and demonstrate that no attack will go unanswered.
Speaking in an interview, Balali said missile technology is more complex and challenging than many other methods and weapons, noting that launching a missile is commonly used as an example of a particularly difficult task. Referring to products displayed at an exhibition, he said all equipment on display is domestically developed and manufactured.
“We have made use of the knowledge available around the world and acted in a way that the barriers and sanctions imposed on the country, despite the efforts of those behind them, could not prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from building up its power and advancing in the missile, drone and other fields,” Balali said.
Balali also outlined the limitations Iran faced in its missile capabilities during Iraq’s war of aggression in the 1980s, saying the country faced severe restrictions at the time. 
“During the eight years of the Sacred Defense, we fired a total of 88 missiles,” he said, noting that the weapons were extremely expensive and Iran lacked the resources to fully cover their costs.
“As a result, we had no choice but to launch the missiles one at a time and in limited numbers so that we could sustain operations until the end of the war,” Balali said. “Today, thanks to God, we no longer face such a problem.”
The IRGC Aerospace Force commander’s adviser stressed that Iran’s current defense capabilities allow it to respond powerfully to attacks. 
“Today, in every operation, the armed forces launch as much as necessary, with power and determination, so that the enemy is disciplined and understands that the era of ‘hit and run’ is over,” he said.
He added that during the latest aggression, the enemy launched a limited number of strikes, while Iran responded several times over. Balali said Iran’s missile production and launch rate is such that the country could sustain operations at the current pace even if a confrontation continued for several years.
He further said that Iranian officials also have comprehensive plans regarding the use of the country’s military capabilities and weapons and act under the guidance and supervision of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.