The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Tuesday, November 3, that after the limited and, according to American officials, "defensive" attacks by the United States on Monday against Iranian positions in Qashm Island, the armed forces and the country's leadership will determine the "time and conditions for ending the enemy's attacks." In a statement published by the Fars news agency, this military institution emphasized that the "orders of the leader of the Islamic Republic" were passed on to the senior military commanders to act with all their might in the direction of "maximum deterrence" as a priority, and they will not hesitate for a moment in carrying them out. However, the statement did not mention a specific plan by Iran to respond to the latest attacks by the United States.