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Iran Warns Indian Ocean War if US Attacks Again; Rejects Trump's 'Bullying Mentality'
- •Iran warns the West Asia war could extend to the Indian Ocean if attacked again by the US or Israel, according to an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
- •The warning follows a previous incident in March where a US strike sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka, inside Sri Lanka’s exclusive economic zone.
- •Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, currently in the US for the UN General Assembly, accused US President Donald Trump of a "bullying mentality" and rejected threats against Iran.
- •Pezeshkian stated that Iran would not surrender to pressure but remains open to diplomacy to end the conflict, despite Trump's warnings.
- •Tensions between Iran and the US have focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical conduit for global oil, with Iran conveying conditions to reopen the waterway through mediators.
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An adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned that further attacks by the US or Israel could expand the conflict front from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea into the Indian Ocean, noting the war previously spilled there when a US strike sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka in March.
During his UN General Assembly address, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Donald Trump of a bullying mentality and stated that the Iranian people will not bow to pressure. He also rejected Trump's warning of annihilation, saying threats only harden Iran's resolve while maintaining that Tehran remains open to diplomacy.
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital conduit carrying a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas, making it a major focus of tensions between Iran and the United States. Tehran has used mediators to convey its conditions to the US for reopening this strategic waterway.
