On the 17th, Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said the
US violated the US‑Iran memorandum of understanding, rendering it effectively
defunct. He accused US forces of mounting large-scale, hybrid strikes on
infrastructure in southern Iran. Rezaei said Iran has already widened the scope
of its response after recent US attacks and warned that continued US strikes
over the coming days would prompt a shift from “deterrence and retaliation” to a
“full offensive and destruction” phase, with bases and troops outside US
territory becoming direct targets. He added Iran’s strikes will intensify in the
coming days.
