Tehran / Washington — Iran has vowed the United States will “face the hellfire now,” as Revolutionary Guard commanders announce a new wave of “painful blows” against U.S. forces across the Middle East — and the Supreme National Security Council formally rules out any negotiations with Donald Trump.

In a defiant televised address from a fortified command center, a senior IRGC general claimed responsibility for coordinated missile and drone barrages on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria and the Gulf, calling them “only the opening phase” of a sustained campaign. Grainy footage aired on Iranian state TV shows rockets streaking into the night and explosions on distant horizons, while anchors boast of “dozens of enemy casualties” and “crippled airfields.”

At an emergency meeting in Washington, Trump blasted Iran’s actions as “a direct attack on America,” ordering additional carrier groups, bombers and missile defences into the region. Yet Tehran’s new strategy document, flashed on screen in Persian and English, declares Trump personally “unfit and unacceptable as a counterpart,” banning any back‑channel contacts while he remains in power. “The era of photo‑ops and fake deals is over,” one adviser said. “Only resistance and punishment remain.”

Pentagon officials warn that with diplomacy effectively frozen and Iran openly embracing a doctrine of calibrated, rolling strikes, the risk of miscalculation is soaring. Markets are already tumbling on fears of a wider war, but in Tehran’s war rooms the message is clear: this confrontation will not be ended by handshake — only by proving who can endure the most pain.