Iran’s military issued a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks, warning that the conflict will continue until Washington experiences what it described as “permanent humiliation, regret, and surrender,” according to Iranian state media Press TV. The spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters rejected US claims of having damaged Iran’s military infrastructure, stating that American intelligence on Iran’s capabilities is “incomplete.” The statement emphasized that Washington underestimates the country’s “vast strategic capabilities” and dismissed Trump’s assertion that Tehran’s ability to deploy missiles and drones had been significantly reduced.

The spokesperson said, “Your intelligence on our military power and equipment is incomplete. You know nothing of our vast strategic capabilities. Do not assume you have destroyed our strategic missile production sites, long-range attack and precision drones, modern air-defence systems, electronic warfare, or special equipment. The sites you think you hit are insignificant; our strategic military production takes place at locations you do not know about and will never reach. Do not bother trying to count our missiles, drones, and strategic systems; you will be wrong and achieve nothing.”

The Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, Iran’s top operational command, coordinates activities between the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The spokesperson accused the US of initiating aggression and vowed continued retaliation, saying, “You must pay for the aggression you started against our honourable, beloved, Muslim nation. This war will continue until you face permanent humiliation, regret, and surrender. Expect more crushing and devastating strikes from us in continuation of the severe blows you have already received.”

This response followed Trump’s national address in which he praised US military efforts against Iran, claiming the campaign’s primary objectives were nearly achieved. The President asserted that Iran’s naval and air capabilities had been largely neutralized, its military infrastructure severely damaged, and many of its leaders eliminated. He also claimed that Iran’s missile and drone capabilities were “dramatically curtailed,” and that US strikes on weapons factories and rocket launchers had left “very few of them” operational, insisting that the United States is “winning bigger than ever before.”