Iran is ready for war, says top general

The Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces said on Tuesday that the country's military is fully prepared for any potential conflict, including in the domain of cyber warfare.

"We are ready for any confrontation, and we are prepared to respond to threats in the field of cyber warfare," IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news quoted Mohammad Bagheri as saying following the final phase of a large-scale military exercise in western Iran.

The fighting talk comes as US President Donald Trump promises a maximum pressure approach on Iran with the new premier not denying that he will give the green light to Iran's archenemy Israel to target the country's nuclear facilities.

Bagheri spoke of the country's focus on technology as the attention now moves beyond the conventional battlefield, including attack and defense drones.

"Due to the development and promotion of artificial intelligence and robotics, modern battles are significantly different from those in the past," he said.

"Accordingly, the Army’s Ground Forces maximized the use of these two technologies during the exercise in the western region, and with the equipment produced by the Army's Research and Self-Sufficiency Organization, the robotic operations were executed and assessed."