Iranian army says its military doctrine shifting from ‘defensive to offensive’

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The Iranian army said Saturday that its military doctrine is shifting from a “defensive to an offensive” posture, citing lessons from the country’s recent wars, Anadolu reports.

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Gen. Mohammad Akraminia, spokesman for the Iranian army, told state news agency IRNA that the shift had gradually taken place during what he described as the 12-day and 40-day wars. “Our country’s military doctrine was defensive in the past, but gradually during these two wars, we witnessed the military doctrine moving from a defensive posture toward an offensive one,” Akraminia said.

He stressed that an offensive doctrine does not necessarily mean conducting preemptive operations, but said Iran had adopted such an approach at one point during the war by striking a US base […]

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