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JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran's military says anyone supporting US forces is a "legitimate target.

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JUST IN: Iran's military says anyone supporting US forces is a legitimate target.@BRICSNews

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Associated Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

Iran issues warning to countries supporting US after it launched strikes

Iranian State television aired a statement on Wednesday from Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's joint military command, warning countries in the region that "providing support" to the U.S. will make them "a legitimate target". Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Presstv

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· Jul 8, 2026

Any source of support for US army ‘legitimate target’: Iran’s central military command

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says any source of support for the “aggressor US army” will be considered a legitimate target for Iranian Armed Forces.

Tehran Times

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· Jul 3, 2026

Iran tells UN that US aggression, not Iranian action, is threat to peace

TEHRAN — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday rejected American accusations against his country as baseless and disinformation, insisting that Tehran's military responses to U.S. strikes were lawful exercises of self-defense under the U.N. Charter.

BRICS News

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· Jul 8, 2026

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says "we will respond forcefully to the American terrorist agg [...]

JUST IN: Iran says we will respond forcefully to the American terrorist aggression.We will not allow the United States to interfere in the affairs of the Strait of Hormuz or manage it.@BRICSNews

Hananya Naftali

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· Jul 9, 2026

[Video] The US just launched major airstrikes against Iran, hitting around 90 targets.

The US just launched major airstrikes against Iran, hitting around 90 targets. The Islamic Republic is the biggest sponsor of terrorism, and they will not stop until they are stopped. The US is finally standing up to the bullies in Tehran. Finish the job!

Yemen Press Agency

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· Jul 2, 2026

Iranian commander warns US, Israeli entity against military action

TEHRAN, July 02 (YPA) – Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, said on Thursday that the Iranian armed forces are fully prepared to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty, warning the United States and Israeli occupation against any hostile action or strategic miscalculation toward Iran. Abdollahi affirmed that Iran’s deterrence []

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Related coverage for "JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran's military says anyone supporting US forces is a "legitimate target.": Associated Press — Iran issues warning to countries supporting US after it launched strikes. Presstv — Any source of support for US army ‘legitimate target’: Iran’s central military command. Tehran Times — Iran tells UN that US aggression, not Iranian action, is threat to peace. BRICS News — [Photo] JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says "we will respond forcefully to the American terrorist agg [...]. Hananya Naftali — [Video] The US just launched major airstrikes against Iran, hitting around 90 targets.. Yemen Press Agency — Iranian commander warns US, Israeli entity against military action