Iranian army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said the armed forces are ready for a renewed U.S. attack and warned the U.S. would suffer greater damage if it attacked again, after Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting.
Separately, Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami described the war as being at a “critical and decisive stage.” He said Tehran would not accept being unable to trade while foreign powers used the region’s strategic waterways, and that Iran would not allow its enemies to use the Strait of Hormuz while the Iranian people were deprived.
