Iranian armed forces vow stronger response to any new aggression

Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff and the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters have vowed a stronger response to any new act of aggression against the Islamic Republic, saying future attacks would inflict heavy costs on the aggressors, particularly the United States and Israel.
The warning came in a joint statement issued on Monday, September 21, on the eve of the 46th anniversary of the start of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, which Iran commemorates annually during Sacred Defense Week.

The statement presented the eight-year war against Iraq’s former Ba’athist regime as a defining episode of national resistance, saying Iran, despite facing military, political, security, and economic pressure from major world powers, preserved its territorial integrity and ultimately forced the aggressors to accept defeat.

According to the statement, the experience of the war, combined with decades of advances in Iran’s defense industry, has significantly strengthened the country’s military capabilities and altered the regional security balance.
The two military bodies said Iran’s Armed Forces have continued to enhance their capabilities through modern technologies while relying on broad public support.