Senior Iranian military adviser says forces ready to respond to any attack

A senior Iranian military adviser said on Thursday that Iran’s armed forces are prepared to respond forcefully to any potential military strike, amid renewed threats from the United States.

Amir Nasser Arasteh, deputy head of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s military advisory group, dismissed the warnings from Washington as empty rhetoric.

“The threats from global arrogance and the US president will never be carried out, and we are ready to respond to them,” Arasteh said, according to state media. “As a veteran, I firmly say these threats will not materialize.”

He added that Iran’s armed forces are fully prepared to confront any military action. “Our readiness goes beyond these threats, and above all, it is the faith of our soldiers that will answer any aggression,” he said.

Arasteh said forces have been placed on alert to respond “with power and decisiveness.”