‘AMERICAN BLOOD EVERYWHERE’: Iran̵…
‘AMERICAN BLOOD EVERYWHERE’: Iran̵…
WASHINGTON — The shadow of an expansive, multi-front war lengthened across the Middle East this weekend as one of Iran’s most influential military figures issued an ultimatum to the United States, warning that seven consecutive nights of relentless American bombardment have pushed the region to the precipice of “total attack and destruction.”
The chilling broadcast by Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader and the former long-time commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), signaled a dangerous collapse of the fragile diplomatic track established only weeks ago in Pakistan. With the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice and U.S. Central Command systematically dismantling Iranian coastal defenses, the rhetoric out of Tehran has shifted from standard state-sanctioned posturing to an explicit declaration that the traditional rules of engagement have been permanently erased. Inside the White House, officials are quietly weighing whether the air campaign—originally designed to deter regional aggression—is now pulling the United States toward a perilous new phase: a direct ground confrontation that could ignite global geopolitical flashpoints far beyond the borders of the Middle East.
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