The latest hostile actions by the US have expanded the range of legitimate targets for Iran's armed forces, a spokesman for the Central Command at the “Khatam al-Anbiya“ base said, quoted by Reuters, BTA reported.
According to the spokesman, the US should expect serious consequences for its actions. “Mr. Trump, the gambler, you may start this war, but we will be the ones who will finish it,“ he added.
US President Donald Trump said earlier today that he had caused “huge damage” of Iran's nuclear sites, world agencies reported, citing his statement on his social network "Truth Social".
The greatest damage has been caused at great depths underground, he emphasized.
"Enormous damage has been caused to all nuclear sites in Iran, as can be seen from satellite photos. Destruction – that's the right term!", Trump wrote. "The greatest destruction has been caused deep below the surface of the earth", he added.
The risk of escalating the conflict and even deeper US involvement in it contradicts Trump's own rhetoric about correcting past mistakes, the newspaper writes. “Washington Post“.
The specter of an invasion of Iraq looms over President Donald Trump's decision to launch targeted strikes on Iran over the weekend, the paper notes. Then, as now, the intelligence assessments on which the U.S. strikes were based did not fully align with the claims of American policymakers, and European governments urged restraint, the paper notes.