IRGC issues deadly warning to countries aiding US including Greece as Kurds step back and US invasion of Iran appears unlikely

The scenarios regarding a ground intervention by the Americans are increasing, but the degree of reliability of such information is low since only a division such as the 82nd Division of the United States, which numbers 5,000 soldiers, is weak. At the same time the Kurds of Iraq stepped back because they consider the Americans completely unreliable.
Iran possesses an army of 600,000 and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is the elite of the Iranian army, numbers 120,000 to 130,000.
The Americans in order to proceed with a full invasion need more than 150,000 soldiers and to gather such a force, transport, logistics and ammunition they would need 4 to 5 months, meaning the end of Summer 2026.
Also the Kurds of Iraq are stepping back from the scenarios of invasion in Iran since they consider the Americans unreliable.
However the IRGC, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, states that any country providing space and territory to the enemy will constitute a legitimate target for the armed forces, obviously Cyprus and Greece are legitimate targets of Iranian drones and missiles.

Abolfazl Shekarchi (IRGC General): Any country that helps the enemy is a legitimate target

The senior spokesperson of the armed forces of Iran Abolfazl Shekarchi stated: “Any country that provides space and territory to the enemy will constitute a legitimate target for the armed forces.”
According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, senior spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasized in a speech the determination of the armed forces to respond to hostile threats.
Referring to the hostile actions of the United States and the Zionist regime from the first days of the aggression, Abolfazl Shekarchi stated: “We have previously announced that any point that serves as a source of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran will be our legitimate target.”
He stressed that “the armed forces have fulfilled this promise and have targeted all bases that were used by the United States to invade Iranian territory.”
Referring to the strategy of Iran toward its neighbors, the senior spokesperson of the armed forces stated: “We have made every possible effort to ensure that no damage will be caused to neighboring countries and we continue to adhere to this principle.
The security of all Muslim countries is the security of the Islamic Republic and we respect the national sovereignty of countries.”
General Abolfazl Shekarchi continued explaining the operational note of Iran in the region and said: “Countries that do not provide their space, territory and facilities to the enemies will not be targeted in any way and their security will be preserved.
However any country that provides its airspace or territory to the enemy to use against us will be considered a target.”

Iraqi Kurds will not attack Iran fearing the Americans will abandon them, no landing will occur

The Iraqi Kurds currently remain neutral in the conflict in the Middle East out of fear of retaliation from Iran and due to the lack of support from the United States, emphasized Axios.
According to the source the Iraqi Kurds consider the intentions of the American government unclear regarding a regime change in Iran, fearing an expansion of the conflict.
A source of Axios in the government of Iraqi Kurdistan expressed the view that a violent regime change in Iran “is impossible without the dispatch of American troops.”
“And our assessment is that the United States will not send troops.”
A possible Iranian attack against Iraqi Kurdish groups would cause them “enormous damage” due to the lack of air defense systems and any means of suppression of UAVs.
A source of Axios in the Kurdistan Democratic Party in turn noted that the Iraqi Kurds remain neutral, “partly out of fear that the United States will abandon them at some point.”
The Kurds in Iraq expect the United States to complete its operation in Iran in the coming weeks.
Earlier Axios reported that several Kurdish groups are preparing for a possible attack against Iran with the support of American and Israeli intelligence services.
The press secretary of the White House Caroline Leavitt noted that the President of the United States recently spoke with Kurdish leaders.
Leavitt assured that Washington does not plan to use Kurdish forces against the Iranian government.

The 82nd Airborne Division of the Americans with 5,000 soldiers is an easy target

Panic was caused in the international community by the revelations of the Washington Post, which bring to light the sudden cancellation of a large military exercise with the participation of the elite 82nd Airborne Division.
The order to the “guards” of Fort Bragg to remain fixed in their positions instead of moving to the training field in Louisiana triggers nightmare scenarios of an imminent ground invasion in Iran.
With the elite American paratroopers in a state of 18 hour readiness and the Pentagon maintaining silence, everything indicates that the Immediate Response Force is preparing for the worst possible scenario in the Middle East.
Specifically according to the Washington Post, the American Army canceled a large training exercise for an elite paratrooper unit, fueling speculation that its members may be sent to the Middle East as ground forces.
The 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina has approximately 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers who can be deployed within 18 hours for missions such as the seizure of airports and other critical infrastructure, the support of American embassies and the facilitation of emergency evacuations.
In any case the unexpected change of plans, the staff of the unit was ordered to remain in North Carolina instead of participating in the training activity at Fort Polk in Louisiana, and the pivotal role of the 82nd in previous conflicts have increased expectations that the Immediate Response Force of the division could move to Iran.

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