Iranian military warned US against using force

• Iranian military warned the United States and Israel against threatening Iran with force.
• US President Joe Biden stated he would use force as a last resort to prevent Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon.
• Iranian military spokesman said: “Watch your soldiers’ pants — they might get wet in the Arabian Gulf!”.

Iranian military warned the United States and Israel against threatening Iran with force, Iranian media reported on Friday, after US President Joe Biden stated he would use force as a last resort to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

State media reported Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for the Iranian armed forces, as stating, “The Americans and Zionists (Israel) know very well the price for using the word ‘force against Iran.'”

“Biden must have been drowsy when he threatened Iran,” he added, “Watch your soldiers’ pants — they might get wet in the Arabian Gulf!”

This Monday, Israeli television asked President Biden if his previous assurances that he would prevent Tehran from gaining a nuclear weapon meant that he would use war against Iran. Biden responded, “If that was the last resort, yes.”

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