IRGC warns Iran will punish Americans wherever they are within its reach

Senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Gholamli Abuhamzeh said Tehran will punish Americans wherever they are within reach, adding that vital US targets in the region have long been identified.

The general said Iran reserved the right to avenge the death of top IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a US air strike on Friday, and raised the prospect of possible attacks on ships in the Gulf.

“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there ... vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago ... some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach," Abuhamzeh said.

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