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Iran Signals Preparations for Another War With the United States, Mohebbi Warns New Targets
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Iran signals preparations for another war with the United States and threatens Washington and allies. Global energy disruptions expected if the US resumes war on Iran.
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Iran signals more war
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said, “The world will be amazed,” as he warned that Iran has “new targets that have not yet been attacked,” while Iran signals preparations for another round of war with the United States. A 70-year-old Tehran resident said, “Every single day and every night, we’re waiting for the bombing to start again,” as Iranians brace for renewed hostilities.
“‘The world will be amazed,’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said late last month.”
The National said President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has put his foreign policy under pressure in US midterms, with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and Democrats seeking power on November 3. Qatar’s deputy prime minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned that global energy shockwaves from the US-Israel war on Iran have yet to peak, saying, “We haven’t reached the peak with respect to energy.”
Energy, shipping, and costs
Qatar warned against imposing tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani saying, “Transit fees should not be applied,” and warning that uncertainty would affect consumers worldwide. Petrol prices have risen by nearly 50 per cent since President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched their war against Iran on February 28, and diesel has risen by about two thirds.
Israeli experts warned renewed conflict is only a matter of time, citing that Iran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz from where 20% of the world’s oil flows. General Hossein Mohebbi argued that if the United States takes a new action, “the world will face a serious energy crisis,” and it said the conflict has not yet reached “the stage of a crisis.”
Elections, deterrence, and escalation
Trump told reporters in Atlanta last week, “Wait til you see what we do to Iran,” while Netanyahu said, “If Iran makes a mistake and tries to attack us, it will simply make the mistake of its life.” Democrats are expected to hold hearings if they win, including on “the true financial cost of the war,” and it said the House has already voted to constrain Trump’s war powers.
“If Iran makes a mistake and tries to attack us, it will simply make the mistake of its life.”
Iranian commanders intensified public messages and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards social media accounts reported launching 30 ballistic missiles in one go. Kenneth Pollack warned that the war on Iran could constitute “a historical turning point that redraws the rules of geopolitics,” and Pollack argued intercepting about 90% of attacks does not provide sufficient protection because remaining damage threatens energy, trade, investment, and tourism sectors.