Brigadier General Ali-Mohammad Naeini, spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), announced that the Corps has built a comprehensive intelligence database on ‘Israel’, emphasizing that safeguarding the narrative of Iran’s recent “12-Day War” victory is as important as the military outcome itself.
Speaking at a national conference, Naeini said over 80 percent of Iranians and more than 60 percent of regional public opinion consider Iran the winner of the conflict, citing global surveys. He stressed that the enemy failed to separate the people from the government or to destabilize Iran socially and economically.
According to the IRGC spokesman, one of the decisive factors in the war was Iran’s rapid and precise response—delivered within hours of the enemy’s first strike—demonstrating what he called a “strategic leap” in Iran’s military capabilities compared to the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, when it took a year to reorganize the country’s defense structure.
Naeini highlighted three main pillars of Iran’s victory: effective leadership by the Supreme Leader in managing the initial shock and mobilizing national will, the resilience and loyalty of the Iranian people, and a continuation of historic patterns of resistance seen since the 1979 revolution.
He also drew attention to the scale of Iran’s achievement, noting that in 2025 the United States commands the world’s largest military, with a budget of $851 billion, 3,538 fighter jets, and more than 5,000 nuclear warheads. “Despite this immense power, Iran was able to stand firm and prevail. This is itself the strongest proof of the Islamic Republic’s strength,” Naeini said.
Naeini, speaking about the accuracy and completeness of the IRGC’s objectives against the enemy, said that intelligence operations inside the regime were able to resolve many existing ambiguities and further enhance the Corps’ database.
“This database, supported by information obtained through hacking, infiltration, and new intelligence gathering, played a highly effective role in each missile and drone strike. He added that one of the main reasons for the enemy’s defeat in the war was its intelligence failure, he added.”
Additionally, Naeini pointed to the discovery and dismantling of terrorist and arms-smuggling networks in Tabriz, Mazandaran, Isfahan, and other provinces as crucial in preventing coordinated attacks during the war. He said most opposition leaders were detained before the conflict began, leaving no room for organized terrorist operations during the 12 days of fighting.
Drawing parallels between the Iran-Iraq war and the latest conflict, Naeini described both as proxy wars designed to weaken or dismantle Iran. However, he argued that the recent confrontation underscored Iran’s enhanced technological and military resilience, as well as its ability to maintain daily life, stabilize markets, and preserve governance structures even under attack.
Naeini concluded by calling on academics, media, and research institutions to play a greater role in shaping the post-war narrative, warning that distortions could undermine what he described as Iran’s political, social, and international achievements in the conflict.
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