Iran insists it's ready for a new U.S. attack as Trump heads to China

5m ago Iranian commander says forces ready to confront new attack "any place and at any time" after drills An Iranian commander says recent military drills around the country's capital show the Islamic Republic's forces are at a "high level of comprehensive readiness" to confront a new attack by the U.S. or Israel, "at any place and at any time." Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh, commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the Tehran region, said the five-day drills dubbed "Martyr Commander" demonstrated his troops ability "to confront any movement by the hostile enemy, the American and Zionist enemies, at any place and at any time with the shortest possible response time." Troops including special forces and IRGC commandos participated in the drills, which included exercising pre-planned operations "for confronting the enemy's special operations … and unit tactics and techniques to confront the enemy in any terrain and in any situation." An image from Iranian state broadcaster IRIB shows forces taking part in what the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps described on May 13, 2026 as a five-day, large-scale military exercise in and around Tehran, dubbed "Martyr Commander." IRIB/Iranian state TV 5m ago Iran state media agency lays out regime preconditions for talks with U.S., calls American terms "demand for surrender" Tehran has set five preconditions for resuming negotiations with Washington to end the 75-day war launched by Israel and the U.S. on Feb. …