Iran Warns of New Fronts Against the US If Gaza War Drags On

Foreign minister Amirabdollahian speaks to Bloomberg TV
Minister says he advised Hamas to release civilian hostages

Iran’s foreign minister warned that new fronts would open against the US if it keeps up unequivocal support for Israel. Hossein Amirabdollahian also said groups attacking US forces in Syria and Iraq are acting independently, and haven’t received orders or instructions from Tehran. He spoke to Bloomberg’s Manus Cranny in New York.Source: Bloomberg

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By Iain Marlow, Augusta Saraiva, and Manus Cranny

October 27, 2023 at 8:58 PM UTC

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October 27, 2023 at 10:31 PM UTC

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Iran’s foreign minister warned that new fronts would open against the US if it keeps up unequivocal support for Israel, escalating a rhetorical back-and-forth that has stoked fears the Israeli conflict with Hamas will spread into a wider regional war.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian declined to detail the consequences Iran might have in store. He denied that Iran had instructed groups in Syria and Iraq to target US forces in recent days, and said it was Washington — not Tehran — that was fanning the violence in the days since Hamas militants killed some 1,400 people in an attack on Israel and Israeli forces responded with punishing airstrikes.