Iran warns the US about a 'new front'.

Iran's foreign minister said that the US would have to confront new fronts if it continued to support Israel and prolong the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

"The U.S. has advised all parties to exercise restraint, but has fully sided with Israel. More fronts will emerge to counter the U.S. if they continue to act as they have in the past. The U.S. must decide whether they want even more intense hostilities," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in an interview published today.

Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian declined to disclose details of the countermeasures Iran was preparing, but his remarks indicated an escalation in the war of words between Tehran and Washington.

Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 14. Photo: AFP

Many Western officials and analysts fear the possibility of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon attacking Israeli territory if Tel Aviv launches a ground campaign against the Gaza Strip. Militia forces in the Middle East could also attack US forces stationed in Iraq and Syria, leading to a full-blown conflict in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian warned Israel would face serious consequences if it insisted on launching a ground offensive against Gaza. "Opening a new front would be inevitable and would put Israel in a position they would regret. The situation is on the verge of explosion, anything could happen, and a new front could emerge at any moment," he said.

The Iranian Foreign Minister also asserted that Tehran was not involved in the attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria over the past two weeks, emphasizing that the armed groups carrying out those attacks acted independently.

The statement came a day after the US launched airstrikes on two facilities in Syria linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). US officials asserted there was no evidence that Iran ordered the attacks on Washington's bases in the Middle East, but argued that Tehran was responsible for supporting the armed groups that carried out the attacks.

"We have not deployed additional troops to Syria and other parts of the region, but Iran will not sit idly by and is ready to act to protect its national interests," Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian said.

Vu Anh (According to AFP )

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