Iran threatens war "beyond the region" if U.S. launches new attacks

4m ago Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warns it will take war "beyond the region" if U.S.-Israel strike the country again Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Wednesday that any renewed U.S. or Israeli attacks would be met with retaliation "beyond the region." In a statement, the IRGC said it still had not brought "all the capacities" of the country "into action." "But if aggression against Iran is repeated, the regional war that had been warned of will this time spread beyond the region, and our crushing blows will bring you to ruin in places you cannot even imagine," the statement said. A young Iranian girl observes as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel adjust rifles before the start of a mass wedding ceremony for Self-Sacrificing Couples, organized by the IRGC in southern Tehran, Iran, on May 18, 2026. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via "We are men of war, and you will witness our power on the battlefield," the IRGC added, "not in hollow statements or on social media pages." President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he had been just "an hour away" from ordering new strikes on Iran Monday evening, but that he decided against it after a request from several Persian Gulf allies, who he said were voicing optimism that a peace deal could be reached. Mr. …