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Iranian official threatens ‘full-scale offensive’ if US strikes continue
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Former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei casts his ballot during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2024. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, warns against US escalation or any attempt to seize Iranian territory.
“If US strikes continue for several more days, we will move into a phase of full-scale offensive operations,” Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Guards top commander, tells state television.
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