Iran Warns U.S. Strikes Could Push War Into Indian Ocean

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Iran has warned that any US military strikes could escalate the conflict beyond the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, possibly expanding the war into the Indian Ocean. Iranian adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi cautioned against further attacks after recent escalations involving Saudi coalition and Houthi rebels.

It was just this month that saw the Iran conflict spill over into a renewed fight between the Saudi coalition and Yemen's Houthi rebels. Now Iran is threatening to expand the fight further, even into the Indian Ocean. Yahya Rahim Safavi, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned Thursday of another significant expansion of the war if the Islamic Republic suffers an attack again. "Since the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, it is possible that, in response to more war, the front…