IRGC Warns War Could Spread Beyond Iran if US Renews Strikes
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
IRGC Warns War Could Spread Beyond Iran if US Renews Strikes
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
Summary
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday the war could expand across a wider region if President Donald Trump orders new military action, warning the conflict’s end would no longer be in Washington’s hands.
Mojtaba Khamenei paired that threat with orders to update target lists for U.S. and Israeli assets, while the IRGC said it was boosting combat readiness and monitoring U.S. moves.
Those warnings followed U.S. signals of possible escalation: officials have given Trump military options after the midterms, and the administration has warned Tehran there will be “consequences” for continued hostile activity.
Diplomacy remains uncertain as Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha after more than 12 hours of talks in Tehran, even as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi publicly said no U.S. meeting is planned now.
Regional officials from Saudi Arabia and Egypt urged de-escalation, reflecting broader fears that a second round of fighting would be more destructive and destabilize the Middle East further.
What would trigger U.S. action against Iran, and how vulnerable are global energy prices and supply chains to a new Hormuz crisis?
Is the Strait of Hormuz becoming the next global economic flashpoint as Washington warns Iran and shippers reject any new transit tolls?
If Hormuz insecurity worsens despite patrols and diplomacy, who protects seafarers and keeps trade moving through the world’s most critical chokepoint?