Monday, 19/10/2026   
   Beirut 12:21

Iran warns US, ‘Israel’: “We’re counting moments until your foolish decisions”

Commander of Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Air Defense Base Major General Ali Abdollahi

The Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and Commander of the Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has issued a direct warning to the leaders of the United States and the Israeli regime.

In a message issued Sunday, Major General Ali Abdollahi said Iran is counting the moments until their next foolish decision and that any further miscalculation will be met with a response far more severe, distinct, and devastating than in the past.

Abdollahi addressed Washington and Tel Aviv, noting that they have repeatedly tested the resolve and determination of the leadership, the nation, the officials, and the powerful Armed Forces of Islamic Iran.

“Testing what has already been tested is a mistake,” he stressed. “We are counting the moments until your foolish decisions,” he said, as quoted by Press TV.

“If you were capable of acting upon the slogans you proclaim, you would have done so by now. In previous conflicts, you entered the fray with the stated goal of toppling the Islamic Republic, partitioning Iran, and destroying the country; yet today, it is you who are facing collapse and downfall, while a powerful Iran remains standing firm,” the top Iranian commander said.

Abdollahi added that US president Donald Trump has grown old and lacks the strength even to stand up.

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US President Donald Trump arrives for an address at the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Getty Images).

“Both American society and the inhabitants of the occupied territories are well aware that you suffer from serious, fundamental weaknesses. You must realize that any further miscalculation will be met with a response far more severe and distinct than anything seen in the past,” he said.

Reiterating the point, Major General Abdollahi said the adversaries have repeatedly tested the resolve of Iran’s leadership, people, officials, and Armed Forces, and that repeating a test whose outcome is already known is a mistake. “We are counting the moments until your foolish decisions.”

He concluded with a clear signal of readiness: “The next roar will be much closer, far more devastating, and impossible to intercept.”

Source: Iranian media