Iran’s Armed Forces spokesman, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, said on Monday that Tehran holds the United States primarily responsible for the recent military attacks against Iran. Shekarchi warned that both Israeli forces and U.S. troops stationed across West Asia are within range of Iranian weapons, adding that a cease-fire with Israel was secured only after Iranian forces had responded militarily. He called on the parties he described as “aggressors” to allow independent disclosure of the damage they sustained during the exchange. The comments underscore Tehran’s effort to frame the confrontation as part of a broader struggle involving what it says are 1.5 billion Muslims who “will never surrender,” and signal that Iran continues to link any future escalation directly to U.S. actions in the region.