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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, while 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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The Independent (US)Iran issues chilling warning to US and its allies as tensions escalate
The State Department published a security alert noting the potential for unpredictable escalation
·London, United Kingdom
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Trump says he's making decisions about Tehran, predicting very big things for the near future.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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The Tehran regime is still calling for the lifting of the United States naval blockade, the release of frozen funds and the end of the war.
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