Ahmad Vahidi, commander-in-chief of the IRGC, told Iran’s armed forces that their performance during six months of war had demonstrated that “Islam can be made to rule the world.”
In a message published on Saturday, Vahidi praised IRGC, army, police and Basij forces, saying they had “brought the most heavily armed army in the history of the world to its knees.”
He compared their operations to the early Islamic battles of Badr and Khaybar and said that under Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s command, Iranian forces had “opened the gates of uprising for the oppressed of the world.”
Vahidi also said their campaign had revived hopes of defeating dominant global powers and predicted that the world would soon be more prepared for what he described in religious terms as the advent of ultimate Islamic rule.
iranintl.com/en/202608158389— @IranIntl_En Aug 15, 2026
