The head of Iran’s armed forces ​unified command met Supreme ‌Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and received from him “new guiding measures ​to pursue military operations ​and firmly confront adversaries”, the semi-official ⁠Fars news reported ​on Sunday.

The Fars report said ​that Ali Abdollahi, who commands the Khatam Al Anbiya Central Headquarters, ​had briefed Khamenei on ​the readiness of the country’s armed ‌forces. ⁠It did not say when their meeting took place.

“The armed forces are ​ready ​to confront ⁠any action by the American-Zionist (Israeli) enemies. ​In case of ​any ⁠error by the enemy, Iran’s response will be swift, ⁠severe, ​and decisive,” ​Abdollahi was reported as saying.