British News Agency

According to CCTV, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei instructed senior commanders of the Iranian Armed Forces in a statement issued on Saturday to maintain full combat readiness and confront the enemy with strength. Khamenei stated that this approach is one of the fundamental elements of Iran's deterrence capability.

Khamenei said that if the enemy launches another military or terrorist attack, the Iranian Armed Forces and the Iranian people will determine when and under what conditions the war will end. The statement also emphasized the need to strengthen military information infrastructure, develop domestic capabilities in defense doctrine and tactics, and make use of emerging technologies.

The statement reported that a decision had been made to update the target list to bring various tangible and intangible assets belonging to the United States and Israel within the targeting range of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was also reported that the Chief of the General Staff and the army commander briefed Khamenei on combat readiness in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and other regions, as well as the status of defense forces in border areas.