India, Jan. 25 -- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said on Saturday.

US warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that the commander, General Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United States and Israel "to avoid any miscalculation." "The Islamic Revolutionary Guards and dear Iran stand more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, to execute the orders and directives of the Commander-in-Chief," Nournews quoted Pakpour as saying.

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