Iran's army has threatened to "open new fronts" in Tehran's war with the US and Israel in the event of new attacks. DW has the latest.
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Skip next section Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens to expand war if attacked by US 05/20/2026 May 20, 2026 Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens to expand war if attacked by US Iran's army on Wednesday threatened to "open new fronts" in the war with the US and Israel.
"If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap again and launches new aggression against our beloved Iran, we will open new fronts against it, with new equipment and new methods," army spokesman Mohammed Akraminia told Iranian state news agency ISNA.
The statement comes just days after US President Donald Trump said he would hold off on planned strikes against Iran in hopes of attaining a peace deal with Iran.
Today we will follow an Iranian army threat to expand the conflict far beyond the region in the event of new US attacks, as well as Iran's release of an Iranian-born US permanent resident.
Chinese President Xi Jinping today also warned that further hostilities in the region would be "inadvisable" in comments made while hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, Israel continued to pound Lebanon, where airstrikes killed 19 people and injured dozens more.
