Iran’s Guards threaten to hit new targets if US attacks

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday warned they would attack new targets and deploy new weapons if the US launches further attacks on the country.

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Almost seven months into their war, Tehran and Washington remain locked in a stalemate, though neither side appears willing to return to full-scale war.

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In a statement, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the ideological arm of Iran’s military, said “there will certainly be significant changes in our defence and our counteroffensive” in the event of a new US attack.

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“We will introduce new weapons with new capabilities into the battlefield, and the world will be surprised,” he said.

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“Our targets will not necessarily be the same as before either. We have new targets that have not yet been attacked.”

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The Guards also said they were prepared for a “prolonged war”.

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On Saturday, the central command of Iran’s military said the US was planning new action against Tehran, according to state television, but it did not elaborate.

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Fighting between the US and Iran has eased in recent days after a flare-up at the end of last month, though Tehran continues sporadic attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Both sides are maintaining rival blockades in the waterway in an effort to exert pressure.

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The war has spread to Yemen, with the country’s Iran-backed Houthis taking more territory from the Saudi-backed government and the group launching attacks on Saudi targets, including the capital Riyadh.

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