Iranian Military Commander Warns of Retaliation Over Civilian Casualties

According to Saednews, Major General Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, announced that the country's military has adopted what he described as a new operational battlefield doctrine regarding U.S. forces.

According to Abdollahi, Iran now considers the death of every Iranian citizen in the ongoing conflict to warrant a direct response against American military personnel. He stated that this policy is no longer a warning but an officially declared military equation.

In a message directed at U.S. troops, Abdollahi warned that further military actions would carry severe consequences, saying preparations had been made for what he described as "direct tickets to hell."

The statement came as hostilities between the United States and Iran entered a 13th consecutive night. Iranian officials said recent U.S. military operations targeted civilian infrastructure, including bridges and water desalination facilities, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries.

Iran has responded by launching strikes against military installations used by U.S. forces across the Middle East. Earlier on Friday, both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army announced separate attacks on bases hosting American troops in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Erbil.

The IRGC also issued a warning advising civilians in countries hosting U.S. military forces to remain at least 500 meters away from American military sites, citing the possibility of additional strikes.

U.S. officials have confirmed that two American service members were killed in an Iranian missile attack on a military base in Jordan and another service member was killed in Iraq. Iranian sources, however, claim the number of U.S. casualties is higher than officially acknowledged.