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Iran has warned that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting. Diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war have been punctuated by repeated threats from the US and Israel to resume bombardments as they hold crucial elections. Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said a potential future war could last longer than the previous conflict, and the American president would not be in a position to dictate the timing or the conditions of its conclusion. In the most intense phase of the war, which began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks across the region. Iran-aligned armed groups joined the fighting in Lebanon and Yemen.
US President Donald Trump has sidestepped direct inquiries regarding whether his administration plans to launch fresh military strikes against Iran, offering a characteristic retort of strategic ambiguity as diplomatic friction grips the Middle East.
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