Speaking in an interview with Al-Masirah, he placed special emphasis on strength of the country’s armed forces and its weapons’ capabilities, stating that Iran has become stronger after the 12-day war.

Despite all pressures and challenges facing the country, the military power and weapons of the Islamic Republic of Iran have never stopped even for a moment, General Vahidi underlined.

Iran has become stronger after the 12-day Israeli imposed war and is closely monitoring the situation, he stressed, adding that the fruitful experience gained during 12-day war increased military preparedness and raised the level of coordination and readiness in various units of the armed forces.

Any threat to Iran’s security and sovereignty will be met with a crushing response, so that Iran’s deterrence equations have become more stable and powerful, Brigadier General Vahidi maintained.

Elsewhere in his remarks, he pointed to the threats waged by the Israeli regime against Iran, stating that Zionist regime’s threats against Iran are not new and their goal is to cover up their failure in this war.

During the 12-day war, both US and Israeli did not achieve any of their goals, he underlined.

A glance at Yemen, it can be grasped out that how it has emerged proudly, demonstrated its commitment to the Islamic values, stood by Palestine, and earned itself an eternal reputation in the history, he added.

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a blatant and unprovoked aggression against Iran while Washington and Tehran were in a process of nuclear negotiations. The Israeli attack triggered a 12-day war that killed at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.

The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.

On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the aggression.

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