Iranian army spokesman warned a new war with the United States could last longer
Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia warned on Nov. 1 that any new war with the United States could last longer than the previous conflict and said Donald Trump would not control how it ended. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump had not decided on new attacks and that Washington remained open to diplomacy.
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An Iranian army spokesman said on Nov. 1 that another conflict with the United States might outlast the previous one, and that Donald Trump could not determine its duration or terms. Mohammad Akraminia made the remarks, according to Iranian state television. The warning followed Trump’s comments on Oct. 31 that the United States had knocked out much of Iran’s military and still had one or two targets to address, which he said could be dealt with in 10 minutes. Trump pointed to Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected underground nuclear complex; Iran denies that nuclear work is carried out there. Trump said negotiations to end the war were going well, while describing Iran as unreliable. Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that Trump had yet to decide on new attacks, and said Washington remained open to diplomacy.
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- SBS News (South Korea) — Trump Says a Couple More Iranian Targets Left to 'Deal With,' Adding It Would Take '10 Minutes'
- Le Monde — Trump says US still has 'to take care of' one or two targets in Iran
- RTÉ News — US has to 'take care' of one or two Iran targets - Trump
- Vietnam.vn — President Trump said the U.S. 'only has one or two targets left in Iran, which can be dealt with in 10 minutes.'
- The Straits Times — Iran warns new war with US could last longer | The Straits Times
- thejournal.ie — Trump says US still has 'one or two' targets remaining in Iran
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SBS, TheJournal.ie, Le Monde, RTÉ, Vietnam.vn, and The Straits Times report Trump’s October 31 remarks that the U.S. still had one or two targets to address in Iran. These recent reports support the proposed event; NewsCord is an aggregation rather than direct publisher reporting.