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The war between Iran, Israel, and the U.S., ongoing since February 28, remains tense. Iran's army warned on Sunday that the Middle East conflict could widen if the United States moves forward with attacks on Iran, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
"I believe that if the Americans once again fall for the Zionists' deception, or move in line with them, and insist on continuing the war, particularly through airstrikes, geographically this will expand further," army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia told state television.
He said the war had already spread to the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the entrance of the Red Sea, referring to the recent military escalation between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia.
Iran rejected a U.S. ceasefire proposal delivered by Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi, The New York Times reported, citing Iranian and Iraqi officials. Iranian officials warned they would strike Tel Aviv if Trump follows through on threats to hit Tehran directly.
Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump has paused plans to sharply escalate military operations against Iran amid concerns about dwindling American air defense missile stocks, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Iran passed another night without U.S. airstrikes on Sunday as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month amid reports that dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation.
The Trump administration is also concerned that further escalation could provoke heavier Iranian retaliation, alienate Gulf allies, and worsen global energy and refugee crises, the newspaper reported. Concerns intensified after an Iranian ballistic missile breached American defenses in Jordan, killing three U.S. soldiers.
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