Iranian military chief says Tehran ‘should not underestimate’ Israeli threat

By Reuters 3 August 2025, 10:47 am

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Iranian army chief Amir Hatami (C) during a meeting in the Iranian Army's War Command Room, on June 23, 2025. (Iranian Army Media Office / AFP)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The commander-in-chief of Iran’s military, Amir Hatami, says that threats from Israel persist, according to state media.

In June, Israel and the US launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the 12-day war, in which Tehran retaliated against Israel with several barrages of missiles and drones.

“A one-percent threat must be perceived as a 100% threat. We should not underestimate the enemy and consider its threats as over,” Hatami says, according to the official IRNA news agency, adding that the Islamic Republic’s missile and drone power “remains standing and ready for operations.”