Iran's armed forces chief says Iran will respond to US and Israeli enemies without geographic limit

Single source · 2026-10-31 13:28 UTC

Iran's armed forces chief of staff, Major General Ali Abdollahi, says Iran will respond to any hostile action by the United States or Israel with force and without geographic limits, and that the armed forces are monitoring enemy movements and updating their target bank. Outlets including Tasnim News, Al Jazeera Arabic, ME Observer and Iran in Arabic relay the same statement, which Iranian armed forces channels attribute to Abdollahi.

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Sources

• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:28 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:30 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:31 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:37 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:39 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-10-31 13:40 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:41 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:43 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-10-31 13:45 UTC
• Middle East Spectator (MES), 2026-10-31 13:57 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-31 13:32 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-31 13:52 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-31 13:28 UTC; last updated 2026-10-31 14:08 UTC.

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