Iranian officials say future missile generations will have greater range, speed and precision, with the army planning upgrades across its entire missile arsenal.

TEHRAN – Iran's army will upgrade the range and speed of all its missiles, extending their reach to 1,000 kilometers to match the distance of the enemy from Iran's shores, the army spokesman said on Sunday, as senior officials declared that Washington must either "submit to our diplomats or submit to Iran's missiles."

Brigadier General Muhammad Akraminia, spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, said the decision to extend missile range and increase speed is a direct lesson drawn from the 40-day Ramadan war.

"In this war, we concluded that we must certainly upgrade the range of our missiles, and we are now moving in this direction," he said. "The enemy today is at a greater distance from our shores, up to 1,000 kilometers, and God willing, we will upgrade these missiles as well."

Akraminia said "very good measures" have been taken regarding missile speed and precision-strike quality, adding that "future generations of our missiles that enter the combat organization will possess more of these capabilities."

Asked whether the upgrade will apply to all army missiles, he answered: "Yes, this issue includes all our missiles."

He cited the performance of ground force missiles in striking enemy bases in Kuwait and naval cruise missiles in targeting enemy vessels as evidence of their effectiveness, describing them as "very good and effective."

Hojjatoleslam Ali Saeedi, head of the political-ideological office of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, said that Iran's missile and drone capabilities have been demonstrated in the war with America.

"Iran has extraordinary missile and drone power and showed this well in the war with America, and the world was astonished by this," Saeedi said.

He described the war as the first time two nuclear-armed regimes simultaneously engaged in war with Iran, and the first time Iran directly struck American bases from the UAE to Jordan.

"Nearly 300 targets at 15 American military bases were hit by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran," he said.

"Iran, by dominating the Strait of Hormuz, was able to make global arrogance and its allies taste the bitter flavor of sanctions."

He added that "the myth of America's invincibility and that of the Zionist regime has been shattered," and that "two strategic straits, Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, are now under the control of the resistance front."

Saeedi cited Iran's uranium enrichment capability, oil and gas reserves, defensive power, strategic depth, the Strait of Hormuz, leadership, and national cohesion as pillars of its authority.

"After the Ramadan war, the view of the American and Zionist armies as powerful armies changed, and it became clear that their armies have many weaknesses," he said.

He cautioned, however, that "the most important concern is illusory and false bipolarization," urging national unity under the Leader's command.

Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said, "Our task with the Americans is clear; the Americans must either submit to our diplomats or submit to Iran's missiles. We have no other way or proposal for them."

"Certainly, the one who must back down in this process is not the Islamic Republic of Iran. As officials have repeatedly stated, we will not back down from our conditions before the Americans, and our resistance will continue," he told reporters here.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, addressing ambassadors, chargé d'affaires and heads of foreign and international missions in Tehran, said Iran is "serious and firm" about defending itself.

"If our enemies once again choose the path of military confrontation, they will face a stronger response than before, and we will defend ourselves more powerfully than before," he said.

He rejected the notion that Tehran could be isolated internationally, saying "the idea that perhaps some in America had that they could turn Iran into an isolated country was completely defeated."

He said renewed contacts with Persian Gulf states were "effective, respectful and friendly," adding that a new path toward "trust, peace, stability and security" has begun.

He called on European governments to explain why they participated in the war, citing NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's acknowledgment that "more than 5,000 U.S. warplanes had taken off from bases in Europe to attack Iran."

He rejected both military pressure and additional sanctions as solutions. "There is no military solution and no solution based on more sanctions," he stressed, stressing that only negotiations based on "justice, fairness and diplomatic dignity" could end the illegal and unjust aggression against Iran.

The public assertions of missile power trace their lineage to a weapon designed by the late Shahid Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, known as the father of Iran's missile program.

The "Khalij Fars" missile, designed by Moghaddam, is credited with giving Iran the upper hand in targeting American vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Moghaddam conceived the idea of converting a ground-to-ground missile into an anti-ship weapon—a project named "Qadr"—at a time when all anti-ship missiles in the world were of the cruise type.

The project, supported by Shahid Ahmad Kazemi, went through years of testing in Lake Urmia and the Sea of Oman.

The Khalij Fars missile now has a precision of 8.5 meters, a 650-kilogram warhead, and supersonic speed. Its development led to the Hormuz and Khalij Fars anti-ship ballistic missiles, which military analysts say have kept enemy warships away from Iran's territorial waters.