RABAT, January 13. /TASS/. The Iranian army is now much more efficient and coordinated than it was before the armed confrontation with Israel last June last year, which is knows in Iran as the twelve-day war, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian army Major General Amir Hatami said.

"The Iranian armed forces today are much more combat-ready than before the twelve-day war, which was a unique experience for the Iranian army, boosting its capacities, raising the level of combat training, and improving coordination between units," he was quoted as saying by the Baghdad Today news portal.

According to Hatami, the June 2025 combat experience "strengthened the ability of the Iranian armed forces to repel various potential aggressive scenarios and defend Iran’s security and sovereignty."

He acknowledged that the current threats to Tehran "are quite real" and the Iranian military is "with the utmost seriousness and the highest level of readiness." "The level of the army’s combat readiness is fully commensurate with the nature of these threats," he added.

Unrest in Iran began on December 29 after street protests triggered by a sharp fall in the Iranian rial exchange rate, and spread to most major cities. Authorities reported the deaths of 38 law enforcement officers. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, armed terrorists appeared among the demonstrators on January 8. The Iranian authorities blamed Israel and the United States for organizing the unrest.

US President Donald Trump said earlier that he was seriously considering using force against Tehran. Variants of reacting to the developments in Iran, including potential strikes, are expected to be presented to him soon.