Iranian army spokesman said Monday that Tehran used the ceasefire to update its target bank and improve operational capabilities, warning that any act of aggression will be met with a more crushing response than before, according to Israeli media citing Iranian state media.
The Iranian army's spokesman on Monday escalated Tehran's rhetorical posture, stating that the military exploited the ceasefire period to enhance its operational capabilities and update its target bank. In a statement quoted by Israeli media from Iranian sources, the spokesman warned that any hostile act 'will definitely receive a crushing response, more so than in the past — one that will make it regret more than ever.' This is the latest in a series of statements from the same spokesman that began on Sunday.
The thread of statements from the spokesman unfolded as follows: On Sunday, Jul 5, at 11:18 Jerusalem, the spokesman first said Tehran is using the ceasefire to bolster military capabilities. At the same time, he warned of a 'powerful and decisive' response to any enemy miscalculation, and also said Tehran used the ceasefire to improve combat capabilities. Then on Monday at 10:43 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the spokesman said Tehran had used the ceasefire to improve combat capabilities. The current statement adds the specific detail of updating the target bank and a threat of unprecedented regret. All statements are attributed to the same unnamed spokesman via Iranian state media, as cited by Israeli outlet N12. No independent corroboration of the capability upgrades has been available.
The Zioneer has reported on multiple occasions in recent weeks about Iranian military maximalist messaging. On Jul 2, the same spokesman said Iran is ready for war with 'finger on the trigger' and that it still considers itself in a state of war. On Jun 19, the Iranian military declared full readiness. On Jun 9, an Iranian parliamentary security official warned of a decisive response. Israeli officials have also prepared for possible escalation, as The Zioneer reported on Jun 8 and Jun 11.
What remains open: The actual capability upgrades and target bank updates are unverified. The threat's credibility cannot be independently assessed, and the statement comes from a single unnamed source.
4 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake