Iranian Army Deputy Commander says Iran’s Armed Forces are more prepared than ever and are standing "more firmly and powerfully against the enemy", Mizan reports

Statements of this kind from senior Iranian military figures are part of the standard cadence of deterrence signalling and have recurred at regular intervals across periods of both calm and acute tension; on their own they have historically carried little information about intent. The relevant distinction is between rhetorical posture and operational change: crude and freight markets have tended to discount boilerplate readiness language, repricing only when words accompany visible steps such as troop movement, exercises near chokepoints, shipping interference, or shifts in nuclear activity. The transmission channel, when one exists, runs through the risk premium on Gulf crude and through insurance and freight costs in the Strait of Hormuz rather than through any direct supply disruption. Mizan is a state-linked outlet, so attribution and framing reflect official messaging rather than independent reporting, a pattern consistent with past episodes where Iranian channels amplify hardline positioning during negotiations or escalatory cycles. Worth noting is whether the language is echoed by other branches of the state apparatus or paired with action; absent that, precedent argues for limited and short-lived market response.