Iran warns it will alter war geography if US escalates; Yemen fighting kills 154 in two days amid US-Iran tensions.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to fundamentally alter the conflict if the US escalates, as fighting in Yemen between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed government troops claimed 154 lives in 48 hours. The tensions come amid heightened rhetoric from the US president about potential military action against Iran.
- ▪Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it would ‘change geography of war’ if US escalates the regional conflict
- ▪US president stated in pre-UN interview he was considering ‘wiping Iran out’
- ▪Yemen fighting between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces killed 154 people in past two days
- ▪Houthi military sources reported 118 deaths from Saudi airstrikes, clashes, and artillery in Taiz, Al-Jawf, Marib, and Saada governorates
- ▪Government military sources reported 36 killed in their ranks during the same period
- ▪Death toll reflects ongoing Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi forces in Yemen
Source: according to media reports
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