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Iran warns of regional chaos if US attacks persist, vows infrastructure destruction

From Al Jazeera · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran has threatened to retaliate with widespread infrastructure damage if US attacks continue, stating "no infrastructure will be safe" unless its security is guaranteed.
  • The threats follow eleven nights of US strikes, some targeting Iranian power plants and roads, leading to civilian casualties.
  • Both nations have engaged in tit-for-tat attacks on allies, including recent strikes in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq, resulting in US service member deaths.

Iran has issued a stark warning of regional turmoil, threatening to cripple infrastructure across the Gulf if the United States does not cease its military actions. Tehran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, posted on X that "In a region where we do not sell oil, no one will sell oil. If our security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe."

In a region where we do not sell oil, no one will sell oil. If our security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe.

— Mohammad Bagher GhalibafIran's chief negotiator issued a threat of widespread infrastructure damage if US attacks continue.

This escalation follows eleven consecutive nights of US attacks, which Iran claims have hit civilian infrastructure, including power plants and roads. The Iranian Ministry of Health reported that these strikes have resulted in 53 deaths, including three children, and left 590 others injured. Both Iran and the US have been accused of targeting civilian infrastructure, which constitutes a war crime under international law unless directly linked to military purposes.

An eye for an eye.

— Abbas AraghchiIran's Foreign Minister vowed retaliation against future US attacks.

In response to the US offensive, Iran has launched retaliatory attacks against US allies, including Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan. Notably, an Iranian strike on a Jordanian air base on Friday killed three US service members. Another US soldier died in Erbil, Iraq, on Sunday during a drone detonation. These incidents bring the total number of US personnel killed during the conflict to 18, according to US military figures.

Any aggression against Iran, including our infrastructure, will compel a powerful and decisive response.

— Abbas AraghchiThe Iranian Foreign Minister detailed the expected response to further US aggression.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed that Tehran would retaliate "an eye for an eye" against any future aggression, stating, "Any aggression against Iran, including our infrastructure, will compel a powerful and decisive response." Iran's military further warned that US threats "will have no result other than the expansion of the war." Analysts suggest that neither side wishes to appear weak by backing down, though Iran may be running out of regional targets without further damaging its standing.

Neither side wants to look weak by backing down.

— Mehran KamravaProfessor Mehran Kamrava of Georgetown University commented on the geopolitical dynamics driving the conflict.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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