Any anti-Iran adventure will bring ‘strategic defeat’ to enemies, destabilize entire region: Top general

Iran’s top military official warns that any adventurist act against the Islamic Republic will bring “strategic defeat” to enemies and spread war across the entire region.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi issued the stark warning in a Saturday message to Brigadier General Bahman Behmard, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Air Force, marking Air Force Day.

"The enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran are well aware that any adventure or attempt to impose war against Islamic Iran will not only lead to their absolute and strategic defeat but will also cause the expansion of war and crisis throughout the region,” he said.

He added that any adventure or war against Iran will also impose “heavy and irreparable” costs on its supporters.

Iran’s Army Air Force plays a strategic role in strengthening active deterrence, promoting defensive preparedness and confronting enemy threats under the current sensitive circumstances and amid complex domestic and regional developments, especially after the Israeli-American 12-day imposed war against the country in June, he emphasized.

Mousavi said the Air Force has constantly been engaged in modernization and upgrading its combat capability and comprehensive preparedness, and currently stands at the “highest level of readiness”.

“In complete coordination with other Armed Forces, the Air Force is ready to give a decisive, rapid, and regrettable response to any threat, aggression, or miscalculation by the enemy,” the top commander emphasized.

He reiterated that the Islamic Republic will never start a war but will not hesitate to firmly defend its security, territorial integrity, and vital interests.

Mousavi also described the force as a symbol of the army's deep bond with the nation and the Islamic establishment.

Israel launched the unprovoked war on June 13 last year while Iran was engaged in nuclear talks with the US, which also joined the aggression by striking Iranian nuclear sites.

In response, Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories and at Al-Udeid, the largest US military installation in West Asia. 

Iran has since moved to enhance both its defensive and offensive capabilities. 

The region is once again bracing for another potential military confrontation after the United States deployed air and naval forces to the region and threatened to attack the Islamic Republic. 

Iranian officials have warned that any US attack would prompt an immediate response and could ignite a regional war.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Any US-initiated war against Iran would become regional

Ayatollah Khamenei warns that any war initiated by the United States against Iran would turn into a regional war.

Last week, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned that any war initiated by the United States against Iran would turn into a regional war.

“The Americans should know that if they start a war this time, it will be a regional war,” the Leader said, stressing that threats and displays of military power will not intimidate the Iranian nation.

Tensions have eased slightly as Iranian and US diplomats held a new round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in Oman on Friday. 

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