Iran threatens to extend conflict ‘beyond the region’ if U.S. and Israel resume attacks
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened to escalate the conflict in the Middle East if the U.S. and Israel resume their attacks. The statement warns of extending the war beyond the region if aggression continues. This comes amid mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding negotiations with Iran.
- ▪Iran's Revolutionary Guard issued a warning about extending the conflict beyond the region.
- ▪U.S. President Trump claimed Iran is eager to reach an agreement to end the conflict.
- ▪Vice President JD Vance stated that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are in a 'pretty good' place.
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Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday issued a strongly worded statement threatening to extend the Middle East conflict "beyond the region" if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran. In the event the aggression against Iran is repeated, "the regional war that was promised will this time be extended beyond the region, and our crushing blows will bring you to ruin in places you cannot imagine," Iran's Revolutionary Guard said, according to a statement reported by the country's semi-official Mehr news agency.The comments come shortly after some mixed messages from the Trump administration on the prospect of a deal to resolve the Iran war. U.S.
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