Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies
- On Sunday, Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military headquarters warned that any new U.S. strike would trigger "painful attacks" against American bases and interests, claiming it possessed intelligence that Washington was planning further military action.
- Regional tensions intensified Saturday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launched missile and drone strikes on Riyadh and a major Saudi oil facility in Yanbu, a linchpin of the kingdom's east-west pipeline export route.
- President Donald Trump stated Sunday he is in "deciding mode" regarding potential military strikes, offering Tehran a choice between a negotiated deal, economic ruin, or being "wiped out."
- Iranian military officials additionally cautioned that any regional state supporting Washington would be "considered complicit," warning these nations could no longer expect restraint from Tehran's armed forces.
- The conflict remains stalemated as Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining the waterway will stay closed until the terms of a collapsed June ceasefire agreement are met.
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Tehran, Sep 24 (EFE).- A military advisor to Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Jameneí, warned Thursday that the Islamic Republic could extend the war with the United States to the Indian Ocean if it is attacked again. “Now that the war has spread from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Ormuz [...] The Iranian entry warns that it could extend the war to the Indian if it is attacked again was first published in HolaNews.
The Iranian side announced on the 24th (local time) that if the US attacks again, there is a possibility that the front line will expand to the Indian Ocean. Yahya Rahim Safabi, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Seyed Moztaba Khamenei, said in a video released by local Pars News on the same day that “the dispute spread from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea,” and “the front line expanded to the Indian Ocean and…
It is the first time that a high office close to the supreme leader explicitly mentions the Indian Ocean, where the Anglo-American military base of Diego García is located, almost 2,500 miles straight from the Iranian coasts.
Amid US-Iran tensions, Khamenei adviser warns war could spread to Indian Ocean if Washington attacks again
Iran has warned that the war could spread to the Indian Ocean if the US launches another strike. Senior adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi said the conflict could expand beyond the Red Sea, while Tehran and Washington continue to exchange threats and pursue talks through Qatar.
Iran will extend the war “to the Indian Ocean” if the U.S. launches new attacks , warned a senior Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday. “As the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Ormuz to the Red Sea (with the Houthis) it is possible that in response to an eventual war, this front extends even further, to the Indian Ocean, or beyond,” Yahya Rahim Safavi said in a video broadcast by Fars press agency. Yemen’s Houth…
An advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader warned that if the United States or Israel launches another attack on Iran, the front line could expand from the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and beyond.
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