>Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, emphasized the need for full preparedness, saying, "A new war with Israel could break out at any moment. We must be strong and prepared," according to Iranian media.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-issues-new-war-warning-any-moment/ar-AA1KJWYc
>“We are not in a ceasefire, we are in a stage of war. No protocol, regulation, or agreement has been written between us and the US or Israel,” said senior Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) general Yahya Rahim Safavi.
>“I think another war may happen, and after that, there may be no more wars.”
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202508177421
>[Safavi] stressed that Iran must "be prepared for the worst-case scenario"
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-military-official-war-israel-any-moment-2114974
>Safavi's comments represent the latest in a series of combative remarks from military leaders on both sides, with Israel's army chief vowing readiness for further strikes and Iran's General Staff warning of "a far stronger response" to any future attacks by the US or Israel. The Iranian general argued that his country must build power at both the regional and global levels.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/08/18/iran-general-says-we-are-not-in-ceasefire-with-israel