‘Possible future war’ with US could spread across region, target energy infrastructure: Iranian army

“A possible future war” with the US could spread across the region and bring energy and communications infrastructure into the conflict, an Iranian army spokesman warned Wednesday, Anadolu reports.

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Gen. Mohammad Akraminia told the semi-official Mehr News Agency that Iran had previously warned that any “miscalculation” by its adversaries would draw an immediate response and could expand the geographical scope of the conflict. “A possible future war could encompass new arenas,” Akraminia said.

He pointed to the Bab al-Mandab Strait and a US base in Syria, saying both had become part of the conflict despite previously being outside its geographical scope. “Today, threats exist across the entire region, and we have the capabilities to confront and deal with them,” he […]