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Military chief warns of ‘crushing’ response to new threats
Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Ali Abdollahi said Iran’s Armed Forces will give “crushing, regrettable and devastating” response to any “miscalculation” or conventional and emerging threats.
In a message marking Iran’s Defense Industry Day, Abdollahi said the country’s Armed Forces were maintaining readiness across land, sea, air, air defense, space and cyber domains.
“I emphasize that the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with comprehensive, intelligent and up-to-date readiness in all areas — ground, naval, air, air defense, space and cyber — will confront any miscalculation and conventional or modern threats by the enemies with revolutionary, forceful, regret-inducing and devastating responses,” he warned.
He described developments at Iran’s Defense Ministry in recent years as going beyond the production of military equipment, calling them a “deterrent defense industrial revolution” encompassing technology management, the defense economy, knowledge-based industries and advanced production.
Abdollahi said the changes were intended to strengthen Iran’s ability to confront increasingly complex forms of warfare.
Abdollahi’s warning comes following wars of aggression launched by the US and the Israeli regime against Iran in 2025 and 2026. Iran responded to the unprovoked attacks by launching precision strikes against US and Israeli military assets across the region, inflicting heavy damage on adversaries.
Tensions have risen as the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, signed on June 17, expired after two months following Washington’s breach of its commitments.
Iran’s acting Defense Minister Seyyed Majid Ebn al-Reza also said the country’s Armed Forces have never started a war, but will not allow military aggression against Iran’s independence or security.
Speaking before Friday prayers at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla, Ebn al-Reza said Iran entered the “Ramadan War” significantly stronger than it had entered the earlier 12-day conflict.
He described the latest war as a “harsh test” for Iran, saying the country suffered deaths and heavy losses but that it also demonstrated the strength of “national self-confidence”.