The Iranian army claims to be “stronger” than at the start of the Middle East war

“The armed forces of the Islamic Republic are today on higher alert and more powerful than they were at the start of the war.” In Iran, the army claimed on Saturday November 7 to be "stronger" than before the large-scale Israeli-American attack last February. If diplomatic negotiations to avoid a resumption of hostilities have recently intensified, Donald Trump is raising the prospect of new bombings on the Islamic Republic.

“On the orders of the Supreme Leader, any response by the armed forces will be immediate, effective and without geographical limits,” warned army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia, quoted by the official Irna agency. During the night from Friday to Saturday, Iranian state television again reported two explosions on the island of Qeshm, with the Tasnim agency reporting two missiles which struck it. Without confirming, the Iranian army, cited by the Iranian media, shortly after said it had destroyed an American military drone on this island located in the Strait of Hormuz.

The island of Qeshm had already been targeted by limited strikes on the night of Monday to Tuesday, just before the mid-term elections in the United States which resulted in a scathing setback for Donald Trump. “We are carrying out minor strikes,” the American president said again on Friday evening, without specifying whether he was talking about new attacks or those at the beginning of the week.