The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said his country will take a “crushing, decisive, and destructive response” to any nation that targets it as the U.S. ramps up airstrikes on Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen.

“Iran will never be the one to start a war, but should we face a threat, our response will be firm, decisive, and conclusive,” Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami said Sunday in a televised speech, according to the Tehran Times.

“We are fully prepared to safeguard our interests, values, identity, and legitimacy. Any threat against Iran will be met with a crushing, decisive, and destructive response.”

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