Iranian Commander: US Responsible for Aggression against Iran

Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, stated in an interview with Al-Mayadeen that Washington holds primary accountability for the escalation.

“We hold America primarily responsible for aggression against Iran,” he said.

He emphasized that Iran never initiates conflict but reserves the right to deliver overwhelming responses to any attack.

"The enemies and this barbaric regime should understand that they are confronting one and a half billion Muslims who will never surrender," General Shekarchi stated.

“We have consistently emphasized that we will not initiate aggression; however, we have responded to our enemies with overwhelming force,” he added.

General Shekarchi went on to say that the ceasefire was only reached after the Zionist entity had suffered significant losses inflicted by Iranian forces.

He revealed that Iranian strikes had caused major damage to US military positions at Al-Udeid Air Base.

“If the enemies are truly as honest and democratic as they claim, let the world see the extent of the damage and destruction they have caused,” he remarked.

General Shekarchi warned that Iran’s armed forces are fully prepared to unleash an even more powerful response if provoked further.

“Our armed forces possess the capability to deliver an even more devastating response, and we are prepared to demonstrate this both practically and in the field,” he asserted.

In separate remarks to Defapress, General Shekarchi underlined Iran’s high state of readiness, cautioning, “Should the Zionist regime initiate any further actions, they will face a powerful response.”

On Friday, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that Iran will no longer observe any red lines if Israel commits another act of aggression.

On June 13, Israel carried out a blatant and unprovoked attack on Iran, assassinating senior military commanders and nuclear scientists as well as civilians.

The Israeli assault targeted military and nuclear sites as well as vital civilian infrastructure, including the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting headquarters, healthcare facilities, and residential areas, causing over 900 civilian deaths.

In retaliation, Iranian forces led by the IRGC launched Operation True Promise III, a historic counterstrike deploying hundreds of domestically produced ballistic missiles and drones that overwhelmed Israeli air defenses.

Iranian attacks hit key military, intelligence, energy, and industrial targets deep inside the occupied Palestinian territories.

On June 24, the Israeli regime, isolated and exposed, declared a unilateral halt to its operations, announced by US President Donald Trump./tasnim