Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Wednesday that any resumed U.S. airstrikes will trigger attacks on targets "far outside the Middle East," extending the potential battlefield well beyond the region where fighting has already cost American lives.
Iran's latest peace proposal includes ending conflicts on all fronts, lifting the U.S. naval blockade, and demanding reparations from the U.S., reports indicate.
President Donald Trump called off imminent military strikes on Iran Monday, telling allies the military stands ready to resume at a moment's notice if peace negotiations collapse.
President Trump said Friday he did not ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil corridor that Tehran blockaded in early March after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted the Islamic republic.
The U.S. military has set back Iran's naval power by a generation and retains sufficient munitions to resume combat operations if needed, the commander of U.S. Central Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
The Pentagon on Wednesday signed framework agreements with five defense contractors to mass-produce thousands of low-cost cruise and hypersonic missiles, responding to a munitions shortage created by the ongoing conflict with Iran.
President Donald Trump declared Monday that the ceasefire with Iran is "on massive life support" after he rejected Tehran's latest counterproposal to end the war, calling it "totally unacceptable" and a "piece of garbage."
