Iran on Sunday declared its full military readiness and warned that any U.S. military action would escalate into a regional conflict.
Ahmad Vahidi, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Sunday that the level of readiness of the armed forces is far higher than it was during the 12-day war in June.
He said that all enemy movements are under full monitoring and surveillance.
Regarding the presence of the U.S. fleet in the region, Vahidi said that the presence of such fleets in the region is not a new issue, and Iran regards it as part of the U.S. psychological operations that do not deserve too much attention.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on the same day that if the United States starts a war against Iran, it will be regional.
He made the remarks at a meeting in Tehran as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington following the latter's military buildup in the West Asia region, reported the semi-official Fars news agency.
Khamenei said that Iran would not start a war and does not seek to attack any country, "but Iranian people will deliver a hard punch to those seeking to attack and harass them".
In June 2025, Israel's surprise attack on Iran sparked a 12-day conflict, during which the United States openly bombed Iranian nuclear facilities.
Iran declares full military readiness, warns US any attack would trigger regional war
China has increased transportation capacity in its air, highway and railway systems to handle a busier 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which is set to begin on Monday and expected to see 9.5 billion cross-regional passenger trips.
Each year during the period, millions of people working, studying, or living away from their hometowns return for the Spring Festival, China's most important traditional holiday, forming the world's largest annual human migration.
The railway network in China has geared up to meet the growing travel demand. It is capable of scheduling over 14,000 passenger trains per day during the peak period of the travel rush, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.3 percent in transportation capacity.
"By analyzing data flows, we are now capable of tracking passengers' demands and dynamically managing transportation capacity in areas such as ticket purchasing, waitlist management, and transportation capacity adjustments so that the transportation resources will be used more effectively to meet passengers' travel needs," said Zhang Zhiqiang, head of the operation support department at the China Railway 12306 Technology Center.
During the travel rush, China's civil aviation sector is expected to schedule an average of 19,400 flights per day, increasing by 5 percent year on year.
Helping meet capacity, a new terminal was put into test operation at Sanya Phoenix International Airport on Sunday to facilitate smooth travel in the island province of Hainan, which is a popular tourism destination for people from home and abroad during the Spring Festival holiday.
The country is also expected to handle record-high daily self-driving trips and highway traffic volume during the travel rush period.
The Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, falls on February 17 this year. The official holiday lasts nine days, with the travel rush running through March 13.
China increases transportation capacity to handle busier Spring Festival travel rush
