[News] IRGC accelerates missile upgrades while US, 'Israel' face supply gaps

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IRGC accelerates missile upgrades while US, 'Israel' face supply gaps
Al Mayadeen English
April 19, 2026
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The Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force says Iran is upgrading missile
systems faster during the ceasefire and states that adversaries are
struggling with logistics, and are forced into global ammo sourcing.

   - [image: majid mousavi]
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   The Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Majid
   Mousavi, undated. (*Tasnmin News Agency*)

Iran’s Aerospace Force commander in the Islamic Revolution Guard
Corps, Brigadier
General Majid Mousavi
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-says-aerospace-force-at-peak-readiness--warn-of-crushin>,
said that Iran has accelerated the resupplying and upgrading of its missile
and drone launch platforms during the ongoing ceasefire, describing the
pace as faster than before the war.

Mousavi said Tehran possesses information indicating that the US and
"Israel" are facing difficulties
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-iran-deal-leaves--israel--exposed-to-tehran-s-missile-ars>
in securing ammunition supplies and are unable to maintain similar
readiness levels, adding that they are “forced to bring ammunition from all
over the world in intermittent shipments.”

He presented this as a sign of mounting logistical strain on the opposing
side. In a social media post accompanied by footage showing the
replenishing of missile and drone stockpiles, Mousavi said that Iran’s
adversaries “have also lost this phase of the war,” adding that they have
“lost the strait, lost Lebanon, and lost the region.”
No one entitled to deprive Iran of inherent nuclear rights: Pezeshkian

Separately, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/no-one-entitled-to-deprive-iran-of-inherent-nuclear-rights>
reiterated that Iran is not seeking to expand the scope of regional wars,
stressing that the country has never initiated a war nor does it intend to.

His remarks came during an inspection tour of the Ministry of Sports and
Youth, where he reiterated that Iran has not attacked any country and has
no plans to act aggressively against others
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pentagon-s-little-secret--us-troop-casualties-in-west-asia>,
describing its military posture as strictly defensive.
'Iran not seeking to expand the war'

Pezeshkian emphasized that Tehran’s current approach is based on avoiding
escalation. He said Iran “is not seeking to expand the war,” asserting in
this context that it “was not the initiator of any conflict and will not
be.”

He further stated that Iran “has not attacked any country and does not
intend to attack any party,” underlining that its actions fall within
the framework
of legitimate self-defense
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/war-on-iran-exposes-fragility-of-gulf-political-order--analy>
.

Addressing regional dynamics, the Iranian president described neighboring
countries as partners rather than adversaries. He said Iran views regional
states as “brotherly countries”, adding that enhanced cooperation could
help prevent external interference aimed at fueling divisions across the
region.

On Iran’s nuclear program, Pezeshkian underlined that no party has the
right to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights. He stressed the need for fair
treatment for all nations within the international system.
Iranian advisor warns of imposing new regimes on other waterways

This statement comes in line with earlier assertions by Iranian officials
that Tehran is consolidating its strategic posture while avoiding outright
escalation, portraying recent developments not as acts of aggression but as
consequences imposed by external pressure, particularly the US and
"Israel", and it is already reshaping regional dynamics and could extend
beyond the Strait of Hormuz if current tensions persist.

A senior Iranian presidential official has warned earlier
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iranian-advisor-warns-of-imposing-new-regimes-on-other-water>
today that developments around the Strait of Hormuz were the reason behind
the emergence of a “new regime” governing strategic maritime corridors,
cautioning that similar shifts could extend to other waterways if tensions
persist.

In a post on X, the Deputy Director of Communications and Information at
the Iranian President’s Office, Mahdi Tabatabaei, said that “enemies of
Iran” had committed major mistakes and crimes, adding that a new maritime
order had already taken shape in the Strait of Hormuz.
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hormuz-closed-until-us-blockade-lifted--says-irgc>

He stressed that any repetition of such confrontations could lead to
further restructuring of control and regimes governing other key
international waterways.

“Are different countries worried and dissatisfied with this situation?!
They should find a remedy for the event before it happens,” he said, in
reference to the global impact of US escalation in West Asia, which has
affected energy prices and disrupted supply chains.

“Spilled water cannot be returned to the stream,” Tabatabaei concluded.

*Read more: Iran slams EU over Hormuz, rejects ‘international law’ claims
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-slams-eu-over-hormuz--rejects--international-law--claim>*
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