Iran to regional hosts of US bases: Expel American forces or face crushing strikes

The central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces has issued a stark warning to the United States and its regional hosts after US President Donald Trump’s latest threats.

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, in a statement early on Saturday, threatened devastating strikes on American and Israeli assets as well as the infrastructure of countries that continue to host US military bases.

The warning comes in direct response to recent threats by Trump to continue targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure, like bridges, power plants, and electricity and energy facilities.

The Iranian military command warned that if Trump's threats are carried out, the Islamic Republic's armed forces will respond with overwhelming force.

"In response to the US President's inflammatory rhetoric and his repeated threats regarding the destruction of bridges, power plants, and Iran's electricity and energy infrastructure, we warn once again," the spokesperson asserted.

The spokesman warned that Iran's armed forces would, in addition to striking all assets of the Zionist regime and the US, target "more important and extensive sectors of their capital – as well as those of the host countries and allies of the US and the Zionist regime."

According to the statement, these strikes would focus on fuel, energy, economic centers, and power plants across the region and the occupied territories, and would be "more severe and crushing than ever before."

In a pointed message directed at regional countries that continue to host US military bases, the Iranian command delivered an ultimatum.

"The countries hosting US military bases in the region must force the Americans to withdraw from their territory if they do not wish to be harmed," the spokesman said.

The US-Israeli war coalition launched an unprovoked and illegal war against the Islamic Republic on February 28, targeting the country’s top civilian and military leadership, including the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

In response, Iranian armed forces have so far carried out 90 waves of missile and drone strikes with advanced weaponry targeting Israeli military facilities in the occupied territories, as well as US occupation bases and assets scattered across the West Asia region.

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