Iran’s army also announced a new air-fired missile that it said could penetrate enemy defences at long range.
The warning comes as protesters return to the streets despite a crackdown in which at least 41 people were killed.
Central Command says the raids on Deir Az Zor were aimed at protecting US forces from attack by Iran-linked groups.
Hadi Matar denied connections with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in an interview from jail with the New York Post.
Iranian officials have largely refrained from directly blaming Israel for the killing of senior IRGC member Khodaei.
Slain IRGC colonel was in the Quds Force, with accusations leveled at Israeli and American operatives.
Iran wants its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps removed from US ‘terror’ list, a demand Biden is reluctant to grant.
Bodyguard of Iranian general is killed in a shooting in Sistan-Baluchistan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghan.
Pledging not to seek revenge for US assassination of Revolutionary Guard Corp leader is ‘a fantasy’, elite force says.
The country’s Revolutionary Guard says the exercises were designed to respond to threats made in recent days by Israel.
The elite force says Iran Air flight heading from the city of Ahvaz to Mashhad was the target of attempted hijacking.
Iran showcases special forces, helicopters and tanks after the US flies B-52 bombers over the Middle East again.
Efforts on to get tanker released amid tensions over $7bn in Iranian funds frozen in Korean banks due to US sanctions.
Mourners hold mock funeral procession on highway leading to city’s airport where the January 3, 2020 strike took place.
