Iranian Regime Following U.S. Attack On Fordo Nuclear Site: Trump's 'Neck Must Be Broken'; 'America's Bases And Troops Are The First Target Of The Iranian Missiles'; 'Kill Them Everywhere You Find The
On June 22, 2025, a few hours after the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan, Iranian regime officials issued a string of direct threats against the U.S. and President Donald Trump about harming U.S. soldiers and bases in the region, as well as harming American citizens and closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian regime mouthpieces called Trump a "gambler" who had acted stupidly and whose "neck must be broken," and added that he had "chosen to receive in Washington 50,000 coffins of American soldiers."
The following are the main points of threats against the U.S. and President Trump by Iranian regime officials and mouthpieces:
IRGC Telegram Channel: Trump's "Neck Must Be Broken"
On June 22, the IRGC Telegram channel wrote: "Regardless of the extent of the damage at Fordo or any [other] place attacked by the gambler Trump,[1] and regardless of the intensity [of the attack], the main thing is that he has now taken official responsibility for his mistake, and therefore his neck must be broken."[2]
IRGC Telegram post: "Trump's neck must be broken." Source: T.me/sepahcybery/120686, June 22, 2025.
Kayhan Editor Shariatmadari: Rain Missiles On U.S. Naval Fleet, Close Strait Of Hormuz, "Kill Them Wherever You Find Them"
Hossein Shariatmadari, close associate of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and editor-in-chief of the Iranian regime mouthpiece Kayhan, wrote on June 22: "After the American attack on the Fordo site, without wasting time and as a first move, it is now our turn to rain missiles on the American naval fleet in Bahrain and at the same time to close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German and French ships. [Quran Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 191:] 'Kill them wherever you find them.'"[3]
Shariatmadari visits Khamenei in hospital (Source: Asr-e Iran, September 14, 2014)
Kayhan Front Page: 'America's Bases And Troops Are The First Target Of The Iranian Missiles'
Kayhan's June 23 front page stated: 'America's bases and troops are the first target of the Iranian missiles. Do not delay the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has gambled and now he must pay. Every American soldier killed, every oil tanker grounded, and every fire at an American base in the region will be a memory of the fact that no one with common sense enters a war with Iran in order to please [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu!"[4]
Kayhan front page for June 23, 2025
Hossein Rezai, Expediency Council Member And Former IRGC Commander: "Trump Sought To Rescue Netanyahu, But Now He Has To Save Himself And His Troops"
On June 22, Hossein Rezai, a member of the Iranian regime's Expediency Council and former IRGC commander, wrote on X: "Anyone who exploits the nobility of the Iranian people and the restraint of the regime will collapse from the foundation [up]. Trump sought to rescue Netanyahu, but now he has to save himself and his troops."[5]
Rezai's post (X.com.ir_rezaee/status/1936773982574780638?s=46, June 22, 2025)
IRGC-Affiliated Tasnim News Agency: Iran Will Close Strait Of Hormuz
The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency published an AI-generated image of an American aircraft carrier on fire and sinking, with the symbol of the Islamic Republic shining above it – hinting that Iran had sunk it – and wrote: "Trump acted stupidly. The Armed Forces are fully prepared to close the Strait of Hormuz."[6]
Source: Tasnim, Iran, June 22, 2025.
Post By Iranian State TV "Ofogh" Shared By IRGC Telegram Channel: "Welcome To Your Slaughterhouse"
On June 22, the IRGC channel on Telegram shared a post by the Iranian state TV channel Ofogh that read: "Welcome to your slaughterhouse."[7]
T.me/sepahcybery/120702, June 22, 2025.
Majlis Internal Affairs Committee Chairman And Representative From Qom: "Trump Has Legitimized A Military Operation Against His Forces In The Region"
Qassem Ravanbakhsh, Majlis Internal Affairs Committee Chairman and representative from Qom, said on June 22: "The damage inflicted on the Fordo facility is not what the criminal Trump and the American media claim it is, and the underground facilities have not been harmed. The public can rest assured – the nuclear knowledge possessed by the Iranians cannot be destroyed by these crimes. With this stupid act, Trump has legitimized a military operation against his forces in the region. He should hasten to order the mass production of coffins for the bodies of the American soldiers stationed in the region."[8]
Qassem Ravanbakhsh. (Source: Khabaronline.ir/news/2080990, June 22, 2025)
Iranian Broadcasting Authority Presenters On June 22, 2025: Trump Has "Chosen To Receive In Washington 50,000 Coffins Of American Soldiers"
Presenters from Iranian Channel 3 TV responded to the American attack on Iran's nuclear facilities with threats. Host Mahdi Khanalizadeh claimed that Iran now has full control of U.S. bases in the region, and that "now, all American personnel in the region, whether civilian or military, constitute legitimate targets." He said that the U.S. president "has chosen to "receive in Washington 50,000 coffins of American soldiers," adding that it is about time for the region to defeat America. He added that the next step will be to eradicate U.S. military bases and to kill what he referred to as "American terror operatives" in the region.
Another presenter, Amir-Hossein Tahmasebi, said that America had violated Iran's borders and that there will be consequences. He warned that the minimal response would be the total destruction of the U.S. bases in Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Baghdad, and added that all U.S. forces and interests in the region are now legitimate targets and are within range of Iran's precision missiles.
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Majlis Representative From Tehran Hamid Rasaee: "Only Attacking U.S. Bases In Saudi Arabia Will Really Hurt" The U.S.
On June 22, Majlis Representative from Tehran Hamid Rasaee wrote on X: "In responding to America's aggression, only attacking U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia will really hurt it, because no other location would be a significant blow. This is not just one target, but an arrow striking several targets at once."[9]
X post by Hamid Rasaee, Majles representative, source: X, June 22, 2025
Majlis National Security And Foreign Policy Committee Member Ali Khazarian: "The Response Of Iran's Proud Sons In The Armed Forces Will Be Destructive, God Willing"
Majlis National Security And Foreign Policy Committee Member Ali Khazarian said on June 22: "Iran's response to the U.S. aggression will be smart, unexpected, and cause [it] regret. We will break America's deterrence and power. The quality of the response will be determined by us, because a minimal response means accepting the equation dictated by America. The response of Iran's proud sons in the armed forces will be destructive, God willing, will shatter America's prestige, and will send it the message that any aggression against Iranian soil will incur a heavy cost."[10]
Khazarian, source: Mehr News (Iran), June 22, 2025
Strategic Affairs Advisor To Majlis Speaker: Fordo Attack Did Not Surprise Us, "No Irreparable Damage"
Mahdi Mohammadi, strategic affairs advisor to the Majlis speaker, wrote: "From Iran's point of view, nothing particularly surprising happened. Iran has been waiting for an attack on Fordo for several nights. The site was evacuated long ago, and it suffered no irreparable damage in the attack. Two things are certain: First, know-how cannot be bombed, and second, this time, the gambler [Trump] will lose."[11]
X.com/mmohammadii61/status/1936588467804213369, June 22, 2025.
Tasnim Center For Strategic Research Director In Article Published By Tasnim News Agency: "This Move By Trump Ends All [Iran's] Obligations Under International Law"
Jafar Daroneh, the head of the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim's Center For Strategic Research, wrote in an article published by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency: "This move by Trump ends all [Iran's] obligations under international law, and transforms the world into a jungle of lust for control and a struggle for survival. This terrorist operation will pose a serious and genuine threat to America itself, to its interests in the region, and to the entire world, and primarily will endanger the security of all peoples and countries everywhere. It enables Iran to legitimately reciprocate, against America's interests as well as its bases, and against legitimate targets in the occupied territories [Israel]."[12]
Tasnimnews.com/fa/news, June 22, 2026
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