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Iran vows huge payback to enemy’s ‘miscalculation’
Addressing a conference of top state companies, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said that the Islamic Republic will resolutely defend its people against any threat.
Aref said that Iran is not seeking war and has no intention of initiating conflict, but it will not hesitate to defend itself.
“God willing, there will be no war today as well; however, if the enemy makes a miscalculation, the government has a wartime economic plan and specific mechanisms in place to manage wartime conditions.”
Commander of the Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi also announced the force’s readiness to confront the enemies’ conspiracies and defend the “sacred soil of our country” with full strength.
FM spox warns of
‘regret-inducing response’
Speaking during his weekly press conference, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei also warned that the country would deliver a “regret-inducing response” to any act of aggression, stressing that Iran is now more capable than in the past.
Reacting to recent US military moves in the region, especially conducting a joint military drill with the Persian Gulf Arab states, Baqaei said that countries in the region are aware that any insecurity in the region is not directed solely at Iran, which is why there is a shared concern among regional states.
“Iran has confidence in its own capabilities and has also kept the experiences of June in mind, and it will respond to any aggression more powerfully than in the past with a regret-inducing response,” he added.
“We have faced, and continue to face, a form of hybrid warfare. Following the June aggression, over the past few months, we have been confronted with new threats from the United States and the Zionist regime,” he said.
Foreign-instigated riots in Iran escalated on January 8 and continued for several days, following peaceful protests in Iranian bazaars and markets where traders called for government action to halt the devaluation of the Iranian rial.
The violence, encouraged openly by the Israeli regime and US President Donald Trump, resulted in extensive damage to public and private property, with widespread destruction of shops, government institutions, public service facilities, and the killing of thousands of civilians, including women and children, as well as security forces.