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Iran Warns Any New US Attack Will Trigger Disproportionate Response Beyond Origin
“Mediators are working hard to narrow gaps between Tehran and Washington,”
“Iran’s response will be ‘disproportionate’ and will have no geographical or time limits”
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Iran vows disproportionate response to any new attack with no geographical limits. Officials warn responses could extend beyond attacker’s bases, targets worldwide.
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Doctrine and deterrence
Iran’s senior officials warned that any new attack would trigger a response that extends beyond the attacker’s origin, with Hamidreza Moqadamfar telling Press TV, “If the enemy once again dares to initiate a war, we will confront it using new models.” Moqadamfar said Iran’s response would be “disproportionate” and would have “no geographical or time limits,” adding, “Our responses will no longer be proportionate or commensurate; we will set their assets ablaze—beyond the point of attack, and regardless of time or location.”
“If the enemy once again dares to initiate a war, we will confront it using new models.”
Iran’s warnings were tied to the anniversary of the takeover of the US embassy in Tehran, also known in Iran as the “Den of Espionage,” by Iranian students, and the Mehr News Agency account linked the remarks to a claimed collapse of US military prestige after the downing of 56 highly advanced American drones. The Jerusalem Post account also placed the warnings in a live diplomatic context, saying a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran and the United States were “far from reaching a deal to end the war” despite heightened diplomatic efforts after the US midterm elections.
Bases, targets, and readiness
Hamid Reza Moghadam Far, the IRGC cultural/media advisor, warned Western hosts of American military bases in the region and said any new attack on Iran would be met with a response that would extend beyond the attacker’s source, describing it as a “lesson‑teaching.” Moghadam Far told Tasnim News Agency, “If America or the Zionists take any action, Iran will respond to them with a new doctrine, new technology, and different responses than before.”
The Mehr News Agency account also carried a warning from a senior Iranian military voice, with Lieutenant General Abdollahi saying, “The enemy’s material and immaterial assets are within the reach of Iran’s armed forces; we will respond to any threat without geographic limits.” The Jerusalem Post account described contemporaneous military activity, saying the Revolutionary Guards downed a US MQ-9 drone overnight in the skies over the east of the Strait of Hormuz, while a US official said US “defensive” strikes targeted surface-to-air missiles used against US assets.
Diplomacy and escalation risks
Iran’s leadership framed the next phase as both a deterrence posture and a conditional diplomatic path, with the Jerusalem Post account quoting Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf saying, “The ball was in the US' court after Tehran gave a 'strong and rational response' to Washington.” Qalibaf also said, “Iran will not submit,” and the same account reported that Tehran warned its response to any miscalculation would be unpredictable and disregard geographical constraints.
In parallel, the Jerusalem Post account said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told that talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia were ongoing as Tehran aimed to reach new regional security arrangements for countries in the region without foreign military involvement. The Jerusalem Post account also reported that the IRGC Navy said three oil tankers struck mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after entering unauthorized shipping lanes with their navigation and identification systems switched off, and it added that the IRGC Navy warned ships against ignoring Iranian regulations and cooperating with the US military to transit unauthorized routes.