Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued a statement claiming that the cessation of US attacks on southern Iran was a direct result of what it describes as the 'powerful and crushing response' of the Iranian armed forces. The statement threatens continued retaliation against US 'aggression and mischief.'
Tehran — The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's supreme unified military command, released a statement early Thursday claiming that Washington's decision to halt strikes on southern Iran was a direct consequence of Tehran's military response. The statement describes the Iranian armed forces' action as a 'powerful and crushing response' that 'dealt another defeat' to the United States, and pledges that retaliation for 'aggression and mischief' will continue.
This latest claim marks an escalation in the command's messaging over the past 48 hours. As The Zioneer reported, the same HQ threatened a 'crushing and decisive response' to any US aggression on June 10, shortly after footage of Iranian Air Force aircraft over Tehran was documented by residents that evening. Earlier on June 9, Iranian state TV reported that calm was returning to southern Iran after US strikes, which Washington characterized as a proportional response to the downing of a US helicopter — a sequence in which Iran had previously declared a cessation of its own strikes on June 8, linking its actions to Israeli operations in Lebanon.
The claim follows a familiar pattern of Iranian state-aligned messaging framing military developments as deterrent successes. The Khatam al-Anbiya HQ has previously issued similar statements — including on June 8, after declaring an end to military strikes, and in a broader context of threatening retaliation against both the US and Israel as reported by The Zioneer.
The statement offers no specifics on targets, timing, or operational details of the Iranian response it references. It remains a single-source assertion from Iranian state-aligned channels with no independent corroboration.
5 developments
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- DevelopingIran says it has ended military strikes, threatens escalation if Israel continues operations
- DevelopingIran's Khatam al-Anbiya command again threatens 'harsh response' over Israeli operations in southern Lebanon
- StrongIran warns US: 'any new adventure will be met with immediate response'
Source and signal
- Internal intake