Key facts
- A top Iranian military commander, Major General Ali Abdollahi, declared a new battlefield equation.
- For every Iranian civilian killed by U.S. attacks, one U.S. soldier will be killed.
- Abdollahi stated this policy is now definitive and officially declared.
- He claimed Iran had previously demonstrated this rule in prior confrontations.
- The commander issued a direct threat to U.S. forces.
A senior Iranian military commander has issued a stark warning to the United States, stating that one U.S. soldier will be killed for every Iranian civilian who dies in American attacks. Major General Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, described this as a "definitive and officially declared equation of the battlefield," adding that Iran had previously proven this rule to be operational.
Abdollahi directly addressed U.S. forces, stating, "We have prepared free, direct tickets to hell for you." The commander's remarks were cited by Iranian state-affiliated media amid ongoing military exchanges and heightened regional tensions.