An Iranian official stated that missiles are ready to launch and that an attack in the coming hours will be 'bitter,' advising US Navy sailors to contact their families and apologize, according to a single unverified Telegram post. Separately, President Trump said the US extracted millions of barrels of oil from Iran without Tehran's knowledge, warning that 'no one knows where the oil went.' The Trump disclosure appears to offer a potential motive for the heightened Iranian rhetoric.
A single source attributed to an Iranian official posted a threat late Wednesday afternoon, stating that missiles are ready to launch and that an 'attack in the coming hours will be bitter,' while advising US Navy sailors to contact their families and apologize. The post did not specify a target, timing beyond 'the coming hours,' or provide any corroboration. The threat appears to follow developments in the broader US-Iran confrontation. In a simultaneous disclosure, President Trump said the United States smuggled millions of barrels of Iranian oil out of the Persian Gulf without Tehran's knowledge, seizing 22 tankers in a night operation with lights off to evade Iranian radar. Trump claimed the operation had gone undetected by Iran until his public remarks. As The Zioneer reported minutes earlier, Trump stated that US airstrikes during the night destroyed about 55% of the air-defense arrays and radars Iran had rebuilt during a ceasefire, which preceded the latest escalation. The Zioneer also reported earlier this week that Trump had placed US forces on alert and urged Iran to return to negotiations after a missile barrage on June 8. The Iranian threat carries no independent verification and no explicit institutional attribution. The channel appears to have no track record of confirmed advance warnings — the threat is treated as rhetoric rather than an actionable operational alert. The Zioneer will monitor for further statements or official confirmations.
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