Iran03 July, 20262 min read
Iran’s Army Warns United States: Any Mistake Will Be Met With Decisive, Crushing Response
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Any enemy miscalculation will be met with a decisive, crushing response. Ceasefire period used to strengthen combat readiness and modernization.
Ceasefire, then buildup
Iran’s Armed Forces issued a warning to adversaries that any miscalculation will be met with a “decisive and crushing” response as the Islamic Republic moves to capitalize on a ceasefire to accelerate military modernization. Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, spokesman for the Iranian Army, said during a press briefing on Sunday: “If they make any mistake, they will certainly face a decisive and crushing response from the Iranian Armed Forces—a response that will leave no room for regret.”
The remarks framed the ceasefire as a “strategic window of opportunity” rather than complacency, with Akraminia saying Iran will “not waste even a single moment” in enhancing combat capabilities. In parallel, Saba reported that Lieutenant General Amir Hatami, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, warned that any enemy mistake will be met with “a pent-up fury” that will make the enemy’s mission “extremely difficult.”
Hormuz and exchange of fire
Tabnak described the Strait of Hormuz as the scene of an exchange of fire between the United States and Iran, saying it followed an “Explicit violation of the ceasefire by the United States.” In Tabnak’s account, it quoted a U.S. claim that “CENTCOM will have a lot to do tonight, because Trump has said we will strike Iran with a heavy blow.”
Tabnak also said an intelligence source warned that any military movement against Iran by any country—on that country’s soil or in its airspace—will be deemed as that country becoming a legitimate target for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The same source reported that the IRGC Navy announced the Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice and warned: “No vessel should move from its anchorage in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea.”
Readiness and new fronts
In a separate account, the Islamic Republic Army spokesperson said the regime used the ceasefire period to strengthen combat capabilities and warned that if the United States attacks again, it is ready to open new fronts. The اپک تایمز فارسی report said Akraminia described holding rallies in various cities as a factor in defeating the enemy’s plan and boosting morale, and said the army regards the ceasefire period as a wartime period.
شرق quoted Brigadier General Mohammad AkraminIA describing the enemy’s “12-day war” and “40-day war,” saying the United States and the Zionist regime “never managed to reach their objectives.” The same شرق account added that during the war “we were able to continue producing missiles and drones,” and said that even in that period “more advanced weapons, higher-quality missiles, and newer drones were produced and deployed.”