Iran's armed forces vow ‘more crushing’ response to US threats
The spokesman for Iran’s armed forces has vowed a “harsher, stronger and more crushing” response to any US threat, amid escalating rhetoric from US President Donald Trump.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has and will deliver a decisive and proportionate response to any threat,” Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said on Wednesday at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of a senior commander’s martyrdom during the 12-day war.
The 12‑day war that began on June 13, 2025, was the first round of US‑Israeli military aggression against Iran.
Shekarchi said Iran had already delivered a “crushing response” to every threat raised by Trump, and vowed that this would continue.
“From June 13, 2025, onwards, we have proven that we can, and we will deliver a harsher, stronger, and more crushing response to any threat than before."
He emphasized that the Islamic Republic will not "back down in the face of the world domination system and the demons of the world, especially Trump and Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
“We are determined to defeat the enemy, and by God's grace, the enemy will certainly be defeated."
His remarks come after Trump threatened further strikes on Iran on Wednesday.
The United States carried out savage attacks on southern Iran, following an incident in which one of its Apache helicopters crashed over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night.
In response to the aggression and the violation of Iran's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Iranian armed forces struck US bases and assets in the region from which the attacks were launched.
The United States and Israel launched a fresh round of aerial aggression against Iran on February 28.
Iran responded with waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israeli-occupied territories, as well as US bases and interests across the region.
On April 8, forty days into the war, a Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire between Iran and the United States took effect. It was later extended unilaterally by Washington.
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