The Iranian army spokesman said Thursday evening that if the United States attacks Iranian infrastructure, all infrastructure in the region will become legitimate targets. The warning follows his earlier threat at 18:50 Jerusalem to target 'all remaining infrastructure' if the US strikes again.
The Iranian army spokesman escalated his warnings at 21:51 Jerusalem, stating that if the United States strikes Iranian infrastructure, all infrastructure in the region will become legitimate Iranian targets. The new threat, the most expansive yet from the same spokesman, follows a series of escalating statements throughout Thursday. At 18:50 Jerusalem, he warned that Iran would target 'all remaining infrastructure' across the region and repeated that US bases in Kuwait and Jordan had already been struck, as The Zioneer reported. The 21:51 threat broadens the scope to include all regional infrastructure, without specifying a trigger beyond a US attack on Iranian infrastructure.
Earlier on Thursday, at 09:54 Jerusalem, the spokesman first warned that continued US attacks would expand the war to new arenas, according to Israeli media. In subsequent statements that morning, he claimed that a significant portion of Iran's military capabilities remained hidden and threatened to open new conflict arenas. By 18:50, he had escalated to threatening 'all remaining infrastructure' and asserting that US bases in Kuwait and Jordan had been targeted. The progression reflects a hardening of Tehran's rhetoric as the day wore on.
The threats are set against a backdrop of US airstrikes on Iranian targets. The Zioneer reported on July 9 and 14 that explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and Shiraz, and on July 8 that the Iranian army had warned all US bases in the region were legitimate drone targets. On Thursday evening, Iranian state television reported a new wave of US strikes in Bandar Abbas, as The Zioneer noted, though the report remains unverified.
Independent confirmation of the spokesman's claims regarding strikes on US bases in Kuwait and Jordan has not been published. The trigger for the latest threat—a US attack on Iranian infrastructure—remains undefined, and the threshold for what would constitute such an attack is unclear. The Zioneer is monitoring for further developments.
5 developments
- StrongIran warns US: if attacked, new American interests in the region will be targeted
- DevelopingIran threatens to strike US bases in region if 'aggression' continues
- StrongSeal of the Prophets Command threatens to strike all regional infrastructure if US hits Iran
- DevelopingIranian army warns all US bases in region are 'legitimate targets' for drones
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