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Iran vows to return 50,000 US soldiers in coffins

June 24, 2025
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An Iranian state television anchor has issued a chilling warning that as many as 50,000 American soldiers could return home in coffins, as Tehran responds furiously to Donald Trump’s call for regime change in the Islamic Republic.

The remarks, delivered by Mehdi Khanalizadeh, a prominent anchor on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), follow a cascade of escalatory rhetoric and military developments between the United States, Israel, and Iran, with the Middle East now teetering on the edge of full-scale war.

Khanalizadeh accused the former US president of choosing to “spill the blood of your soldiers,” adding gravely: “The US president in the Oval Office chose to take delivery of the coffins of up to 50,000 US soldiers in Washington.”

The inflammatory statement came hours after Mr Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States had dealt “monumental damage” to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, claiming that “all nuclear sites in Iran” had been “obliterated,” with the most significant damage “far below ground level”.

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Though no official confirmation has been released from the Pentagon, satellite imagery and regional reports appear to corroborate substantial damage to key nuclear facilities, including Natanz, Arak, and Fordow.

Israeli officials have since acknowledged ongoing strikes on Iranian territory, with reports emerging of “unprecedented force” used in the capital Tehran, including direct hits on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) military headquarters.

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A senior Israeli Defence Forces spokesman said: “Hundreds of Revolutionary Guard members have been killed in the ongoing attack.”

Dramatic footage broadcast across Iranian and regional channels showed plumes of black smoke rising over Tehran, while local sources reported power outages and intermittent air raid sirens.

The Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed that IDF forces were targeting strategic regime infrastructure “in the heart of Tehran,” including Evin Prison, known for holding political dissidents, and the symbolic ‘Israel Destruction’ clock in Palestine Square.

In a post on X, Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote: “For every shot fired at the Israeli home front, the Iranian dictator will be punished. The attacks will continue with full force… until all war goals are achieved.”

Iranian officials have vowed retaliation, warning the United States and Israel that “heavy consequences” will follow. A communique from Iran’s Foreign Ministry insisted that any further strikes would result in the broadening of legitimate targets, implying that US assets across the region may be in Tehran’s crosshairs.

In a striking development, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi travelled to Moscow, where he received open support from Vladimir Putin.

Addressing media at the Kremlin, President Putin said: “The aggression against Iran is groundless. Russia stands ready to assist the Iranian people.” Araqchi responded by thanking Moscow for “standing on the right side of history,” and conveyed personal greetings from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The warm tone between Tehran and Moscow comes amid rising speculation of a geopolitical alignment between Iran, Russia, and potentially China, who have all condemned the Israeli and American actions as destabilising.

Speaking at a hastily convened IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Director General Rafael Grossi issued a stark plea for de-escalation.

“Armed attacks on nuclear facilities should never take place,” Grossi said, warning that any resulting radiation leaks could spread well beyond Iran’s borders.

“Military escalation not only threatens lives, it also delays us from taking a diplomatic path. To achieve the long-term assurance that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, we must return to negotiations,” he added.

Grossi expressed readiness to travel to Tehran “immediately” in a bid to revive talks, but observers remain sceptical as missiles continue to fall and both sides harden their positions.

The renewed hostilities come as Iran’s leaders have increasingly linked their fate to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, with Tehran vowing to support Palestinian groups and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In recent weeks, Israeli forces have struck IRGC and Hezbollah units in Syria and Iraq, prompting Iranian-backed militias to escalate rocket attacks on northern Israel and US bases in the Gulf.

With Trump’s rhetoric matching real-time military aggression, analysts fear that Washington has stepped into a multi-front war that could draw in additional powers, including Turkey and even Pakistan.

Dr. Sanam Vakil, Deputy Director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programme, told The Telegraph: “The US and Israel are playing with fire. A miscalculation here doesn’t just mean localised fallout—it means global ramifications.”

Mr Trump’s call for regime change in Iran, a policy long resisted by both Democrat and Republican administrations, marks a dramatic escalation just months ahead of the US presidential election.

His statement drew fierce criticism from political opponents, with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) saying: “This is how world wars start. Trump’s language is reckless, inflammatory, and threatens the lives of American service members.”

Nonetheless, Trump’s base has rallied behind him, praising the strikes as a show of strength against what many on the American right see as a rogue nuclear state.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon remains tight-lipped, neither confirming nor denying its involvement in the initial wave of strikes.

A defence official speaking anonymously noted that “regional assets have been moved to high-alert”, but added: “We are committed to deterring further escalation. The ball is in Tehran’s court now.”

With major powers now openly aligned on opposite sides, and Tehran under fire, the world watches with mounting alarm. Iran’s threats to retaliate could manifest in direct confrontations with US forces in Iraq, Syria, and the Gulf, or in a resurgence of proxy attacks via Hezbollah, the Houthis, or Shia militias in the region.

As smoke billows over Tehran and threats of mass American casualties reverberate through state media, the spectre of an all-out war—perhaps the most devastating in the region since 2003—has moved from the realm of speculation to ominous possibility.

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