Iran Warns New War with US Could Outlast Previous Conflict
Iran warned the United States on Sunday that any renewed hostilities could last longer than the previous conflict, following fresh threats from President Donald Trump. Tehran said Washington would not dictate the timing or conditions of a ceasefire. Trump threatened to strike one or two remaining nuclear sites, saying "we can do that in ten minutes." Iran's military spokesman Mohammad Akraminia responded that a new war "could be longer than the previous one," referencing the 40-day campaign that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and thousands of civilians. A fragile ceasefire from April collapsed this summer, though relative calm has held since September. Reports suggest a possible short, intense military campaign after Tuesday's US midterm elections, with Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowing "immediate retaliation without geographic limits."