An Iranian army spokesperson on Saturday said that Iranian forces were stronger than when the US and Israel started the war in February and would strike American targets without “geographic restrictions” if attacked.
Iranian Army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said Iranian forces would act on the orders of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and could target US military bases even outside the region if Washington resumes strikes on Iran, news agency AFP reported, citing Iranian state media. The army general also asserted that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened only if the Trump administration agreed to Iran’s seven conditions. “We’re building more weapons right now in our military than we’ve ever built before.
They now possess greater motivation, commitment, and self-confidence,” he said. Trump said he was undecided about an attack, saying, “I would rather not destroy the rest of the country, if possible, but maybe I’ll have to.” “Today, the Islamic Republic’s armed forces… having gained experience from direct confrontation with the United States and the Israeli regime, are on higher alert and are stronger than they were at the beginning of the war. If we have to do the rest of the Iran thing, we’re very much locked and loaded,” he said on Friday.
Trump’s remarks came after he seemed to partially agree with Vice President JD Vance, who laid much of the blame for the Republicans’ midterm setback on the Iran war and its economic impact on Americans. Meanwhile, mediators are working in the backrooms to forge a deal between the US and Iran.
Trump said he agreed partly with Vance but defended the war, saying he would “do it again” if faced with the same choice. US Vice President Vance has spent the last two weeks personally involved in indirect talks aimed at reaching a new ceasefire and resuming nuclear negotiations, according to Axios .
