Iran warns against new US attacks as Trump says held off assault

TEHRAN — Iran's army warned on Tuesday it would "open new fronts" against the United States if it resumes attacks, after President Donald Trump said he had held off launching a planned new offensive in the hope of striking a deal. The warning came with a shaky ceasefire in place since April 8 and after Washington and Tehran exchanged talks proposals through intermediaries in an effort to end the Middle East war, which began with U.S. strikes on February 28. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said Gulf leaders had asked him "to hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow, in that serious negotiations are now taking place." But Trump added he had instructed the U.S. military to be "prepared to go forward with a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment's notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached." Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on X that Trump's comments meant the U.S. leader was "calling a 'threat' a 'chance for peace'!" On Tuesday, Iran's army spokesman Mohammad Akrami

Original source: Korea Times