Iran's top joint military command vows 'crushing response' against US

Middle East Eye · July 8, 2026 War

Iran's top joint military command vows 'crushing response' against US Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said that the country's armed forces would deliver a "crushing response" against the US following attacks on southern Iran. The statement described the strikes as a "blatant act of aggression", adding that Tehran would not allow US intervention in the management of the Strait of Hormuz. It stressed that the only safe route for vessels through the waterway was the passage set up by Iran.

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