Iran’s top military commander has raised serious concerns over Israel’s commitment to the recently announced ceasefire, warning of a strong and immediate response if hostilities resume. Speaking to Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, General Abdolrahim Mousavi, declared that Tehran remains highly sceptical of Israel’s intentions and is fully prepared to retaliate.
“Since we have complete doubts about the enemy’s [Israel] adherence to its commitments, including the ceasefire, we are prepared to give it a strong response if it repeats the aggression,” Mousavi was quoted as saying by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The General emphasised that although Iran did not initiate the conflict, it responded forcefully and decisively to Israel’s attacks. “We have serious doubts over the enemy’s compliance with its commitments, including the ceasefire. We are ready to respond with force,” he reiterated in a statement carried by Iran’s state television and reported by AFP.
These remarks come just six days after a ceasefire was brokered by US President Donald Trump, ending nearly two weeks of intense hostilities that began with an Israeli airstrike on June 13, targeting Iran’s nuclear programme.
Over the weekend since the ceasefire, Iran held state funerals for approximately 60 people, including senior military officials and nuclear scientists who were killed in the attacks.