Iran warns the ‘gates of hell will open more and more’ on US and Israel as it vows to unleash more intense attacks

 Iran has warned that the 'gates of hell will open more and more' on the US and Israel as it vows to unleash more attacks. 

Ali Mohammad Naini, a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), told Iranian state TV on the fourth day of the roiling Middle East war: 'The enemy must await continuous punitive attacks; the gates of hell will open more and more, moment by moment, upon the United States and Israel.' 

The war, which began on Saturday after the US and Israel conducted deadly airstrikes on Iran, has rapidly engulfed the whole region. These strikes, which have so far killed hundreds in Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent, are expected to carry on for up to five weeks but, according to US president Donald Trump, could go on for 'far longer'.

Iran's retaliation has seen it target nearby Western military bases, including a British RAF base in Cyprus on Sunday. It has also lashed out at its Gulf neighbours, threatening to send the whole region into an inescapable spiral. The pariah nation also threatened to 'burn every ship' passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint in global fuel routes, further sending oil and gas prices soaring. 

It also warned Europe not to get involved in the ongoing conflict, after Britain, France and Germany indicated they may take 'defensive action' to protect their Middle East interests. Further escalating tensions, Israel launched a ground invasion of Lebanon and carried out additional strikes on key Iranian targets, including the nation's presidential office and the National Security Council building. 

'The Israeli Air Force... struck and dismantled facilities within the leadership compound of the Iranian terrorist regime in the heart of Tehran' overnight, the military said.FULL ARTICLE AT:  https://mol.im/a/15609581 via https://dailym.ai/android