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Friday, July 18, 2025

Iran's military leaders are warning the world that their forces are fully prepared to restart the war with Israel at any moment. Even though a fragile ceasefire brokered by the U.S. has paused the recent 12-day conflict, Tehran says it will not back down or show mercy if attacked again, raising tensions across the region. Newsweek has reached out the State Department and Iran's foreign ministry for comment.

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... The renewed warnings from Iran's top commanders come as Israel signals that the recent fighting may not be over. With the U.S. pushing for diplomacy while keeping military options on the table, the Middle East remains on edge. How Iran responds next could shift the fragile balance between confrontation and peace.

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Major General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said his forces are "fully prepared to resume combat from exactly where it stopped." Speaking during a meeting with Iran's Army chief, Major General Amir Hatami, Pakpour stressed that "the aggressors will not be spared" and praised the unity and determination of the Iranian people. He added that Iran will respond with full force only if war becomes necessary.

Nuclear Sites Claim

Meanwhile, The Trump administration is pushing back against a new intelligence assessment that contradicts President Donald Trump's repeated claims that U.S. airstrikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities last month. According to five current and former U.S. officials familiar with the assessment, NBC News reported that while Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment site was mostly destroyed in the U.S. military operation, the Isfahan and Natanz sites may have only been set back by months and could resume operations. In response, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell posted on X, "False. The credibility of the Fake News Media is similar to that of the current state of the Iranian nuclear facilities." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-18 09:05 PM | Reply

Do they have a copy of the Epstein file?

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-18 09:57 PM | Reply

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