Iran’s army says its military doctrine is shifting from defensive to offensive, including the possibility of preemptive strikes and retaliation more extensive than the attack it is responding to.

Axar.az reports, citing Iran International, that army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia told state-run IRNA that the shift had emerged through the two recent wars.

He cited an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan as an example of a preemptive operation and said any future attack on Iran would receive an immediate response that could be broader than the original strike.

Akraminia also said the military had used the pause in fighting to rebuild and upgrade systems damaged in the war, introduce new equipment and revise training based on lessons from the conflicts.

He confirmed that the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters had been merged with the Armed Forces General Staff to create greater unity of command, faster decision-making and quicker responses under what he described as current wartime conditions.