Iran warns ‘new war will break out’ and ‘there is no ceasefire’ in chilling threat | World | News
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Iran has warned the US that “there is no ceasefire” and a “new war” is likely as Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East reaches 100 days. Non-regime broadcaster Iran International reported a lawmaker in the Islamic Republic warned today (Sunday) that more fighting could erupt in the region and with the United States.
Posting on X, the channel reported Vahid Ahmadi, a member of Iran’s parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, said: “This is a fact that we do not have a ceasefire with America. In reality, we are in a pause in the fighting.”
Referring to recent clashes in southern Iran, he said Washington was trying to test Iran’s military readiness.
He said “there is a possibility of a new war” and that Iran had new capabilities on the way.
Iran and the US began fighting on February 28 (Image: Getty)
Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday.
Iran said that it targeted American military assets in both countries, after the US attacked surveillance facilities on Qeshm Island and near Sirik that Iran said were used to protect borders and “ensure the security of navigation in international waters.”
Tehran called the attack a ceasefire violation.
On Saturday US Central Command said American forces had shot down two Iranian attack drones over the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite the exchanges of fire a flimsy ceasefire deal still remains in place between the Iranians and Washington.
The war, which began with an Israeli and American attack on Iran on February 28, has led to global economic fallout after the Iranians cut off the vital Strait of Hormuz oil and gas shipping route, which provides almost 20% of the world’s supply.
The Trump administration is pressing Iran to make a deal to end the war, which has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger crisis in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries after fertiliser production was also hit.
Donald Trump in the control room for Operation Epic Fury which started the war against Iran (Image: Getty)
The US military has kept up its blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s grip on the strait, a crucial corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments. Energy prices have spiked, posing political problems for US President Donald Trump‘s Republican Party before the midterm congressional election.
Trump increasingly appears to be boxed in as US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement a week ago to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Trump, however, has called for unspecified changes, and Iranian officials have shown no public sign of agreeing to the deal.
The fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south while saying it targets the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, also challenges efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extends to Lebanon.
The Trump administration has touted the latest ceasefire agreed to earlier in the week by the Lebanese government and Israel after US-brokered talks in Washington. However, Hezbollah has rejected the agreement.
