Israel and the U.S. will face “teeth-breaking” retaliation following recent Israeli strikes on Iranian military sites in late October, warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.
The enemies, both the U.S. and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a teeth-breaking response for what they are doing against Iran and the resistance front,” Khamenei stated in an address to a student group, according to UPI reports.
In a similar vein, Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., proclaimed that Iran’s response to the attack “will surpass all expectations,” continuing a long history of threats against the Jewish state.
IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Ali Fadavi claimed that Iran “can target everything the Zionists [Israel] possess in a single operation.” However, neither he nor other officials provided specifics on Iran’s plans or how the nation intends to restore its missile and weapons manufacturing capabilities.
On October 1, Iran launched a missile strike against Israel that caused minimal damage, prompting an Israeli counterattack on Iranian military sites on October 25, as reported by Breitbart News.
As tensions between Iran and Israel intensify, the United States is bolstering its military presence in the Middle East. The Department of Defense announced on Friday that it is deploying additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, a fighter squadron, tanker aircraft, and several long-range B-52 bombers to the region.
“These forces will begin arriving in the coming months as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group prepares to depart,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder stated, according to a report from UPI.
This increased military support includes the recent deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system to Israel, alongside the sustained presence of an Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Eastern Mediterranean.
These movements demonstrate the flexible nature of the U.S. global defense posture and our capability to deploy worldwide on short notice to address evolving national security threats,” Ryder added.
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