{"id":37567,"date":"2026-09-07T06:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T03:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=37567"},"modified":"2026-09-07T06:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T03:56:24","slug":"iran-warns-of-faster-heavier-and-more-painful-response-as-fighting-with-us-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/iran-warns-of-faster-heavier-and-more-painful-response-as-fighting-with-us-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran warns of \u2018faster, heavier and more painful\u2019 response as fighting with US escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Iran has warned the United States that any further attacks will trigger a stronger military response, as fighting between the two countries intensifies around the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Washington must understand that \u201cthe rules of the game have changed\u201d. They warned that Tehran\u2019s response to further attacks would be \u201cfaster, heavier and more painful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comments came after the United States said it had attacked three Iranian oil tankers, including vessels near Iran\u2019s main oil export hub and in the Gulf of Oman. The strikes marked a further escalation in the conflict, with Washington linking the tankers to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and saying they were involved in financing regional proxy groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) released video showing the strikes on the vessels. CENTCOM said two tankers were permanently disabled and a third sank after extensive bombing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran condemned the attacks and described them as illegal and contrary to the United Nations Charter. Tehran has also threatened to move beyond what it considers proportionate retaliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Iran Threatens Stronger Retaliation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a private meeting of parliament members, Ghalibaf said Iran had already inflicted significant damage on U.S. bases across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Americans have surely understood that the era of proportionate responses has come to an end and our recent strikes against aggressor bases were only a start,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghalibaf warned that any further attacks on Iranian interests would bring a stronger response. Iranian state media also reported that the country\u2019s Navy had attacked a U.S.-built remote-controlled vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military rejected the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pakistan\u2019s Army Chief Asim Munir (left) walking alongside Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on April 10, 2026. (Image Credit: AP\/via X)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThe report came from Iranian state media, and it’s a total lie,\u201d said Captain Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IRGC separately claimed that its forces had fired ballistic missiles toward a U.S. aircraft carrier and another warship operating as part of the naval forces enforcing a blockade of Iran\u2019s southern ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IRGC said both vessels suffered damage and were forced to flee, although it did not provide evidence of successful strikes. CENTCOM said the attacks had been evaded. The IRGC described the U.S. acknowledgment that missiles had been launched toward its warships as evidence of Iran\u2019s offensive capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAggressor U.S. must know that it has no way but to leave the region and stop its malignance,\u201d the IRGC said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


US Warns Iran Over Ship Attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington has also issued increasingly direct warnings to Tehran. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the United States would respond forcefully if Iran continued attacking American vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s simple: if Iran shoots at U.S. ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers,\u201d Hegseth wrote on social media. The latest exchange follows the collapse of a period of relative calm between the two countries. A 60-day ceasefire formally expired last month, while renewed U.S. attacks began last Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting has continued throughout the week, with the United States carrying out strikes against Iranian targets and Iran retaliating against U.S. interests and military positions across the region.
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Thanks to the precision and professionalism of American service members, the M\/T Kylo sank in the Gulf of Oman today and joined Iran\u2019s navy at the bottom of the sea. pic.twitter.com\/OwSDMl8SSQ<\/a><\/p>— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) September 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>