Relations between Iran and the West may have thawed in recent months, but that didn't stop Iranian defense officials from warning the United States that if it dares to attack, the Islamic Republic would "recognize no boundary for its response."

In a televised interview that aired Saturday, Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami said Iran has plans in place to strike the U.S. from within in the event it is attacked first.

"The U.S. [threat of a] military option is of no care to us," Salami said, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. "They can use this option but should take the responsibility for its destructive consequences too," he added.

Salami said that Iran has identified possible attack scenarios against Iran including air, missile and limited ground incursionall possibilities have been studied and we have complete intelligence superiority in all these cases and operational strategies, he was quoted as saying.

The general appeared to be responding to remarks from last month by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who told Al Arabiya that the military option against Iran would be back on the table of it violated the interim nuclear agreement reached with the West.

Iran has insisted its nuclear program is entirely peaceful but Western countries have long suspected Tehran of seeking the ability to develop a nuclear weapon.

Under a landmark preliminary deal with the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany sealed last November, Iran agreed to halt its most sensitive nuclear operations in return for some relief from sanctions.

Meanwhile, Iranian media reported Monday that the country is manufacturing a new generation of fighter jets to be unveiled and put into use in the coming months.

We have mounted foreign-made fuel tanks on these fighter jets, which has prolonged their flight duration and equipped them with home-made weapons and ammunition, Air Force Chief Liaison Officer General Aziz Nasirzadeh told Fars news agency.

The Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) jet is reportedly fitted with a state-of-the-art radar system, can carry and fire various bombs and missiles and enjoys better maneuverability than previous generation Iranian jets.