Iran's top security official says reports indicate that several American soldiers have been captured during the latest round of the United States' and the Israeli regime's unprovoked aggression towards the Islamic Republic that has prompted decisive Iranian retaliation.
Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, made the remarks in a post on X on Sunday, saying, “It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner."
"But the Americans claim that they have been killed in action. Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long,” he added.
Since late last month, Washington and Tel Aviv have begun taking Iran under fresh deadly atrocities, triggering the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces, most notably the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), to fight back by launching hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones against numerous sensitive and strategic hostile targets.
A day earlier, Larijani had Larijani had warned that Washington’s actions would face retaliation.
“The United States must understand that crossing [Iran's] red lines and violating international law will not go unanswered,” he said during televised remarks.
Emphasizing Iran’s resolve, Larijani added that relying on national determination, the country “will not leave America’s aggression and insolence unanswered, and will not let them off the hook.”
He also criticized the conduct of Donald Trump, saying the US president’s rhetoric reflected a deeper strategic impasse, stressing that Washington had failed to achieve its broader objectives against the Islamic Republic.
“Trump’s strategic failure regarding Iran is certain. Their primary objective was the collapse of the governing system and the destruction of national unity, an objective that has failed.”
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US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is preparing to leave the Trump administration after what a new report has described as months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, potentially triggering another change at the army’s top echelons.
According to the Friday report by The Wall Street Journal, Driscoll is expected to step down before the end of the year and could leave his post earlier. The newspaper cited people familiar with discussions over his departure.
The Journal reported that Driscoll and his family vacated the official residence assigned to the army secretary at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall this summer, a move that could indicate he was preparing to leave the position.
The reported departure would come at a time of continuing uncertainty at the top echelons of the army.
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warns the enemies that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic will not go unanswered.
In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC issued a “stern warning” to the enemies after US forces launched strikes against the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
Following the US military attack on a point on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport with aerial projectiles, the IRGC carried out new strikes targeting the US air base from which the attack originated in the wee hours of Thursday, it added.
“This response is a serious warning to the enemy that they should know the act of aggression will not go unanswered,” the IRGC emphasized.
The elite military force warned of a “more decisive” response if the enemy repeated any act of aggression.
It also said the responsibility for the consequences of any IRGC response lies with the aggressor.
The statement comes after the IRGC Navy on Thursday forced an American tanker to turn back. The tanker ...
