Iran has issued one of its strongest warnings since the latest phase of the conflict began, saying it will launch a full-scale offensive if the United States continues its military campaign for another two to three days.

The warning comes as fighting intensifies across the Middle East and Iranian forces continue targeting US military assets in the region.

Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Tehran is prepared to dramatically escalate the conflict if US attacks persist.

Speaking to Iranian state television (IRIB), Rezaei warned that Iran would no longer limit itself to proportional retaliation.

“If US strikes continue for several more days, we will move into a phase of full-scale offensive operations,” he said.

Rezaei added that Iran would no longer be confined to “retaliatory, like-for-like responses” and warned that “no political border will be safe” if the United States continued its military campaign.

Tehran threatens broader military campaign

According to Rezaei, Iran has so far exercised restraint to avoid turning the conflict into a wider regional and international crisis. He claimed Tehran deliberately refrained from launching a ground offensive or conducting heavier cross-border attacks to prevent a broader security crisis.

However, he warned that this policy would change if Washington continues its strikes.