Iran army warns of new measures if US attacks on south continue Iran’s army warned on Thursday that it could adopt new military strategies if the United States continued attacking infrastructure and coastal areas in the country’s south, saying its retaliatory operations were entering a new phase. Army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said the armed forces […]

Iran army warns of new measures if US attacks on south continue

Iran’s army warned on Thursday that it could adopt new military strategies if the United States continued attacking infrastructure and coastal areas in the country’s south, saying its retaliatory operations were entering a new phase.

Army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said the armed forces were carrying out retaliatory strikes after what he described as a US violation of an understanding between the two sides.

“If they insist on continuing their hostile actions against our country’s southern regions, we will certainly adopt new measures,” Akraminia told the Defence Press news agency. “New scenarios have been anticipated and worked on, and we will definitely act in a new way to deter the enemy from continuing the war.”

He said Iran had other strategies that would be disclosed “at the appropriate time” and that its air force and air defences were better prepared after using a ceasefire period to improve combat readiness.

Akraminia also said Iran considered a ground assault possible and had prepared for different scenarios.

“If the enemy resorts to aggression by land, its vulnerability will certainly be far greater than in air or long-range attacks,” he said, adding that ground operations would give Iranian forces more opportunities to inflict casualties.