Iran Warns US Against Further Attacks, Threatens New Military Response

The Iranian military has warned the United States against carrying out further attacks on the country, insisting that any new aggression would be met with a different and stronger response.

The warning was issued on Tuesday by Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Iranian military, according to reports by Iran’s state-backed Fars News Agency.

Zolfaghari stated that Iran would deploy “new tools and methods” if the United States launched another attack, stressing that the country could neither be besieged nor defeated.

“Given the dominance of the armed forces over the Strait of Hormuz and the irreversibility of the situation in the strait to the past, the enemy’s only option is to respect the Iranian nation and observe Iran’s rights,” the military spokesman said.

The latest threat comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States over regional security, military operations and nuclear negotiations.

Also speaking on the matter, Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, declared that the Strait of Hormuz would remain permanently under Tehran’s control and management.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes, making any threat around the waterway a major concern for global energy markets and international trade.

The comments followed recent remarks by Donald Trump, who said he had halted planned military strikes on Iran after appeals from Gulf states while negotiations with Tehran continued.

Trump, however, warned that Washington remained prepared for a “full assault” on Iran should diplomatic talks fail to produce an agreement.

The ongoing tensions have continued to raise fears of a wider regional conflict, particularly as negotiations surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme and security influence in the Middle East remain unresolved.