Much discussion has already been made regarding Iranian forces already being at war with the U.S.  This latest admission adds to those arguing that a hot war with Iran is already taking place inside Iraq.

Via the AP:

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said they would not bow to pressure and threatened to “punch” the U.S., in their first response to Washington’s plan to list them as a terrorist organization, newspapers reported Saturday.

Local press in the Iranian capital of Tehran quoted Revolutionary Guards leader Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi saying that he could understand Washington’s ire toward the group because of their “leverage” against the U.S.

“America will receive a heavier punch from the guards in the future,” he was quoted as saying in the conservative daily Kayhan. “We will never remain silent in the face of U.S. pressure and we will use our leverage against them.”

A heavier punch?¬† Seems like an admission that they’ve been “punching” already.

What will happen next?