Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- Senior Iranian military, judicial and government figures have warned in recent days that the fragile ceasefire with Israel could collapse, with one top commander saying war may break out "at any moment."

Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir, Yahya Rahim Safavi - a senior military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and Defence Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh all made statements to state-run media suggesting that the Iranian armed forces remain on alert and prepared for conflict if hostilities resume.

On Wednesday, Nasirzadeh said Iran "has developed new missiles with much greater capabilities than before, which will be used in response to any possible Israeli adventurism".

"Today we have...