TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri on Wednesday warned the U.S. about its moves in the region, saying Tehran would give tough response to Washington's "uncalculated actions.”
General Jazayeri's remarks came a day after a U.S. warship fired warning shots at an Iranian patrol boat in the Persian Gulf.
"Our armed forces, with their massive popular support, will confidently and strongly move on the path towards the peaks of progress and make the U.S. regret any mischief," he said.
Jazayeri said the army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are two powerful wings of the Iranian establishment, adding they are capable of game-changing developments vis-à-vis American forces.
The U.S. which is supporting terrorists would be responsible for negative consequences of any new misconduct in the region, the commander warned.
General Jazayeri touched on a fresh bid in the U.S. to impose sanctions on Iran in violation of a nuclear accord.  
He said all institutions and organs in Iran, including its armed forces, will forcefully continue with the country’s long-held principle of self-reliance to foil American sanctions.
Earlier this month, Jazayeri hit out at U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis over his remarks about a regime change in Iran, saying Tehran was determined to expel all foreign military forces from the region if they engaged in any act of aggression.
"Ridiculous U.S. dreams of toppling Iran’s government are nothing but delusions and Iran has no worries in this regard," he said, adding a country which is totally dependent on its people and its revolutionary society will never yield to the propaganda or the real warfare of the enemies.