The key facts

  • A spokesman for the Iranian Army warned of the war zone expanding in the event of new US actions
  • The Iranian Army says it is raising combat readiness and monitoring US movements
  • Tensions persist after the February 28 attacks and the June memorandum on security issues and the Strait of Hormuz

Statement by the Iranian Army

Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, a spokesman for the Iranian Army, said on Saturday that if US President Donald Trump, together with Israel, 'resorts to another adventure in the region' again, the war will engulf 'a significantly wider territory.' According to him, 'the flames of war will undoubtedly spread across a far broader geographic area,' and 'the end of the conflict will not be in his (Trump's) hands.' The statement was published on the social network X, Anadolu reports.

Context of the tensions

Citing 'the US president's track record of betraying diplomacy,' Akraminia said that the Iranian Army is 'constantly' raising its combat readiness and 'closely monitoring' US movements in the region. His remarks came amid persistently high tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Israel struck Iran on February 28, prompting retaliatory actions by Tehran in the region. Despite subsequent diplomatic efforts and a memorandum signed by Washington and Tehran in June, disagreements remain over security issues and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.