A senior spokesman for Iran's armed forces, Shakrachi, on the US issue:

A senior spokesman for Iran's armed forces, Shakrachi, on the US issue:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a world power, will never allow America to return to its former position in the new world order."

"The Americans have no choice but to leave the West Asian region, and the sooner they leave, the smaller their losses."

"If they intervene in the Strait of Hormuz, they will be slapped."