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Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies

Iran said any new attack would bring sustained retaliation against U.S. bases and interests, as the State Department warned of possible escalation.

  • On Sunday, Iran warned against any new attack by the United States and its allies, claiming to have intelligence suggesting such a move was being prepared and threatening sustained retaliation against United States bases and interests.
  • Tensions surged Saturday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis carried out strikes on Riyadh and a major oil facility in Yanbu, with forces advancing along the Red Sea coast amid the country's reignited civil war.
  • The United States State Department issued a security alert Saturday warning of potential escalation in the Middle East, urging Americans to exercise vigilance amid possible flight cancellations and airspace closures as the conflict nears seven months old.
  • Houthi gains at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have severed energy exports from the Gulf, while a United States blockade of Iranian ports compounds economic damage to the Islamic Republic.
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated Iran will continue fighting and negotiating, as the June ceasefire remains collapsed with little sign of diplomatic progress and neither side willing to make major concessions.
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Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies

Iran said it had information such a move was being prepared, adding ‌to the anxiety in a region already on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia.

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Iran escalates its rhetoric against the US and warns of retaliation against the states in the region that will give the "green light" The post Iran: We have been informed that the US is preparing attacks against us - We will respond without restrictions appeared first on in.gr.

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TEHRAN (ANP/RTR) - Iran has received information that the United States is preparing to carry out further actions against Iran. The Iranian armed forces reported this in a statement, according to state media. A number of countries in the region are said to have given permission for this. The armed forces approach...

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Tehran received intelligence on the imminent resumption of American military attacks on the Islamic Republic with the support of some States in the Middle East, and the central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces, Khatham al-Anbiya, has information about Washington's preparations for a new attack, transmitting TASS. It is noted that the United States side is allegedly planning to launch hostilities against the Islamic Republic in the near f…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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