Event overview
Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks
Iran threatened to extend military conflict beyond the Middle East if the United States launches new attacks, after President Trump indicated he had come within an hour of restarting strikes. Reuters reports the warning came as U.S. plans or rhetoric were discussed, with Iran promising to widen hostilities beyond the region. Washington Times and New York Post cite Iran vowing expansion of war and attacks on countries outside the Middle East if Trump follows through on threats, framing this as a potential regional-to-global escalation. Attribution notes: Reuters is center with high reliability; right-leaning outlets echo warnings but with limited corroboration beyond their own phrasing.
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Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks
Iran threatened to spread war beyond the Middle East if the United States attacks again, after President Donald Trump said he had come within an hour of restarting the military campaign.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to expand war beyond region if attacked again
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued new threats to U.S. leadership Wednesday, promising to expand the war if Washington resumes airstrikes against the Islamic republic. The IRGC said the potential strikes could come in places that Israel and the U.S. would not expect and would reach far outside the Middle.