Bazaar: By aggregating field data — including the deployment of A-10 aircraft in Jordan, the activity of U.S. AWACS and refueling aircraft in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, simultaneous with the Zionists’ brutal attacks on southern Lebanon — the hypothesis is gaining strength that the enemy, through a mistaken reading of the atmosphere of mourning and the funeral procession for the sacred body of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution, intends to test Iran’s red line within a short-term window.

However, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s move to block the agreed passageway in the Strait of Hormuz has effectively nullified this assumption and proves that the enemy’s calculation — that Iran’s military responses would be suspended because of this great ceremony and the funeral of our martyred commander — is a deadly strategic mistake.

Evidence shows that the Islamic Republic, behind the scenes of this tactical calm, is completing precise reconnaissance of the enemy’s flight and movement patterns in order to design a response that will strike the aggressor at the deadliest moment and with the highest level of surprise.

Therefore, not only will Iran’s response not be delayed, but this very intelligence-gathering under the shadow of the glorious farewell ceremony for the martyred commander of the nation will enable the armed forces to deliver a crushing and unimaginable blow at a time entirely of their own choosing — not at the time the enemy expects.

The proof of this claim lies in the operational history of the Resistance, which has shown that harsh revenge has always taken place at a point the enemy was unable to calculate.

This time as well, the enemy has made a grave miscalculation in assuming Iran’s passivity because of this great ceremony and the funeral of our beloved martyred leader. A decisive response is no longer a matter of if or whether; the only question is its quality and intensity.