With US unleashing attacks, Iranian official threatens that the Islamic Republic will deliver a 'hard slap'

An Iranian authoritative warned that the Islamic Republic volition present a "hard slap" portion different blatantly threatened the U.S. that "if you strike, you'll get hit," according to automatic translations from the 2 men's Persian-language posts connected X.

Ebrahim Rezaei, whose illustration connected the societal media level indicates that helium is simply a typical successful Iran's Parliament and the spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, wrote successful a station connected X, "The martyred Khamenei taught america not to fearfulness America and showed that 'falsehood volition perish.' Await the hard slap from the Iranians."

The talker of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned, "America inactive hasn’t learned that bullying and breaking promises are nary longer cost-free. Let maine enactment it plainly: if you strike, you’ll get hit. Don’t flail astir pointlessly, oregon you’ll descend adjacent deeper: the Strait of Hormuz volition lone unfastened with 'Iranian arrangements,' not American threats."

Both of the men issued their posts connected Wednesday aft U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced much strikes against Iran.

"At the absorption of the Commander successful Chief, U.S. Central Command forces person started conducting further strikes against Iran to further degrade their quality to endanger state of navigation successful the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for caller unjustified aggression against commercialized shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a captious planetary waterway," CENTCOM had noted successful a station connected X.

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The U.S. subject aboriginal provided much accusation astir the attacks.

"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed an further circular of strikes against Iran, July 8, to further degrade Iran's quality to onslaught commercialized shipping and guiltless civilian mariners successful the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM noted connected Wednesday night.

"U.S. forces struck astir 90 Iranian subject targets including aerial defence systems, coastal surveillance assets, rocket and drone retention sites, naval capabilities, and subject logistics infrastructure on Iran’s coastline. The latest strikes travel palmy execution of violative strikes successful Iran the nighttime before," the announcement noted. "CENTCOM forces deed astir 80 Iranian subject targets July 7, including much than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tiny boats, to enforce dense costs for Iran violating the ceasefire by attacking 3 commercialized vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz."

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Kuwait and Bahrain person some reported coming nether attack.

The Kuwait Army noted successful a Thursday station connected X, which was written successful Arabic, "The Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that the equipped forces detected, astatine dawn today, (3) ballistic missiles, (1) cruise missile, and (10) hostile drones wrong Kuwaiti airspace, which were successfully intercepted and dealt with."

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The Bahrain Defense Force noted successful a station that was successful Arabic, "The General Command clarifies that, with steadfast resoluteness and precocious combat readiness, the Bahrain Defense Force's aerial defence systems confronted, intercepted, and destroyed respective treacherous Iranian aerial attacks this morning, Thursday, July 9, 2026 CE."