Iran Ready to Resume War Against US if Negotiations Fail
Iran’s military authorities have stated their full readiness to continue the war against the United States if the negotiation path reaches a dead end. The declaration comes amid signals from Washington regarding a possible agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, though US President Donald Trump this week reiterated that Washington would take over fee collection in the strait and rejected Iran’s claims over the waterway.
Speaking to state television, Iranian military spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said the armed forces had maximised the opportunity presented by the suspended memorandum of understanding. “We have carried out repairs to damaged systems, produced new systems and inducted new equipment into the armed forces,” Akraminia said, noting the use of latest-generation drones in combat.
Acting Iranian Defence Minister Majid Ebn-e Reza claimed that missile and drone production had not halted for a single day, with drone manufacturing reportedly surging to three times pre-war levels, though precise figures were not disclosed. US media reports from June indicated significant Iranian military resilience, estimating that Tehran still retains around 70 per cent of its pre-war missile stockpile and 40 per cent of its drone arsenal.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has also tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Former senior IRGC commander Hossein Kanani Moghaddam stated that thousands of US and Israeli strikes had failed to destroy Iran’s military infrastructure because facilities are dispersed across underground cities. “The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened through military attack,” Moghaddam warned, adding that any US ground assault on southern islands would incur a heavy cost as Iran would inevitably recapture them.
Meanwhile, Iran-allied Houthi forces in Yemen launched a drone attack on Najran airport in Saudi Arabia, and an Indian-flagged cargo vessel reportedly sank in the Red Sea after being struck by an explosive-laden boat. Iran has permitted some Iraqi tankers to transit through its northern territorial waters following coordination with Tehran, but warned that the southern route through Omani waters remains unsafe under wartime conditions.