[[{"content_id":406089,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Defense chief:\r\n\r\nIran Armed Forces ready to give harsh response to any Israeli adventurism","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says the country's Armed Forces are fully prepared to give a harsh response to any possible adventurism by the criminal Zionist regime and its Western supporters.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Nasirzadeh made the remarks in separate phone calls with his Venezuelan and Armenian counterparts, Vladimir Padrino L&oacute;pez and Suren Papikyan, respectively, on Wednesday.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;The Iranian Armed Forces&rsquo; decisive strike against the Zionist regime&rsquo;s aggression led to [the regime&rsquo;s] request for a ceasefire,&rdquo; he said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe thanked the firm stance of the Venezuelan and Armenian people and officials in condemning the Zionist regime&rsquo;s acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic last month.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Iranian defense chief said the Zionist regime carried out its acts of aggression against the country amid the negotiations between Tehran and Washington as well as the European trio of Britain, France, and Germany (E3).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe move once again showed that the US and Western parties cannot be trusted, Nasirzadeh emphasized.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Israeli regime launched a wave of aggression on Iran&rsquo;s military and civilian infrastructure on June 13 that claimed hundreds of lives, including women and children, as well as a dozen top military brass.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn response, the Iranian Armed Forces, led by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), launched a powerful retaliatory campaign, Operation True Promise III, against the Israeli regime by targeting key military, intelligence, industrial, energy, and R&amp;D facilities across the occupied territories.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe United States, which had been in talks with Tehran about its peaceful nuclear program since April, joined the war on June 22 by targeting several key nuclear sites. Iran struck a major US military base in Qatar in retaliation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Zionist regime was forced on June 24 to declare a unilateral halt to its aggression, which was announced on its behalf by US President Donald Trump.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Venezuelan defense minister, for his part, said the Israeli regime and its supporters would not be able to inflict damage on Iran&rsquo;s unwavering culture of resistance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nL&oacute;pez added that the Latin American countries would stand by Iran in its battle against global arrogance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Armenian defense minister also denounced the Israeli regime&rsquo;s killing of innocent Iranian people and military commanders.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPapikyan said there is currently no room for such actions in the world and expressed confidence that Iran will go through such a difficult situation stronger than before.","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Nasirzadeh made the remarks in separate phone calls with his Venezuelan and Armenian counterparts, Vladimir Padrino L&oacute;pez and Suren Papikyan, respectively, on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&quot;The Iranian Armed Forces&rsquo; decisive strike against the Zionist regime&rsquo;s aggression led to [the regime&rsquo;s] request for a ceasefire,&rdquo; he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He thanked the firm stance of the Venezuelan and Armenian people and officials in condemning the Zionist regime&rsquo;s acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic last month.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Iranian defense chief said the Zionist regime carried out its acts of aggression against the country amid the negotiations between Tehran and Washington as well as the European trio of Britain, France, and Germany (E3).<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The move once again showed that the US and Western parties cannot be trusted, Nasirzadeh emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Israeli regime launched a wave of aggression on Iran&rsquo;s military and civilian infrastructure on June 13 that claimed hundreds of lives, including women and children, as well as a dozen top military brass.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In response, the Iranian Armed Forces, led by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), launched a powerful retaliatory campaign, Operation True Promise III, against the Israeli regime by targeting key military, intelligence, industrial, energy, and R&amp;D facilities across the occupied territories.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The United States, which had been in talks with Tehran about its peaceful nuclear program since April, joined the war on June 22 by targeting several key nuclear sites. Iran struck a major US military base in Qatar in retaliation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Zionist regime was forced on June 24 to declare a unilateral halt to its aggression, which was announced on its behalf by US President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Venezuelan defense minister, for his part, said the Israeli regime and its supporters would not be able to inflict damage on Iran&rsquo;s unwavering culture of resistance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">L&oacute;pez added that the Latin American countries would stand by Iran in its battle against global arrogance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Armenian defense minister also denounced the Israeli regime&rsquo;s killing of innocent Iranian people and military commanders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Papikyan said there is currently no room for such actions in the world and expressed confidence that Iran will go through such a difficult situation stronger than before.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2025-07-10 11:58:12","content_date_event":"2025-07-10 11:58:12","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2025-07-10 12:02:40","content_date_register":"2025-07-10 12:02:40","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Defense chief","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056_150_85.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056_300_169.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056_400_226.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056_600_338.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056_640_361.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056_640_361.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":3932046056,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202507\/555407_3932046056.jpg","width":640,"height":361,"size":0}}}]}]]