Iranian Military Commanders Threaten US with Harsh Response
A day after the US struck three of Iran's key nuclear facilities, top Iranian military commanders issued strong warnings to Washington, vowing revenge.
On Monday, the newly-elected Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi, said that the US has 'opened the door to retaliation' against its interests and forces, according to a statement carried out by Mehr news agency.
He added that the US, by backing Israel in its war on Iran, 'openly and directly entered the war by violating Iran's sovereignty' and has become a 'direct party to the aggression.'
Furthermore, Mousavi emphasized that the Iranian Armed Forces 'will never back down.'
Similarly, the spokesperson for the Armed Forces' central command, Ibrahim Zolfaqari, warned that Iran's response will involve 'powerful and targeted operations that will inflict heavy, regretful, and unpredictable consequences,' reported CNN.
The Iranian commander also addressed the US President: 'Gambler Trump, you can start this war, but we will be the ones who end it.'
The stark warnings come as Iran is weighing its response to the US strikes on its nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. The conflict between Iran and Israel has been raging since June 13, 2025, when Israel launched a military operation to destroy Iran's nuclear program before Tehran builds a bomb.
The two countries have been exchanging heavy air and missile strikes. Early on Sunday, the US intervened in the conflict by bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. Iran, in turn, said it has the right to defend itself with full force against the US aggression, raising fears of further escalation and a wider conflict.
As a result, the US issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert to Americans abroad, advising them to exercise increased caution amid the mounting tensions in the Middle East.
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