“Iranian officials are threatening to escalate any conflict with the US in the wake of an American attack, indicating they will reconsider the Islamic republic’s doctrine of limiting retaliation to contain confrontations with Washington,” the Financial Times reports.
Iran Threatens to Escalate if the U.S. Attacks
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