Live Updates: Iran war's costs rise as Tehran warns Trump any new attack would bring "painful retaliation"
The White House hasn't confirmed a report that President Trump was briefed on options to launch new strikes on Iran, but a senior Iranian commander warned of 'painful retaliation'. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei dismissed the Trump administration's characterization of the joint U.S.-Israeli war as 'self-defense'.
The costs of the Iran war continue to rise as Tehran warns President Trump that any new attack would bring 'painful retaliation'. A senior Iranian commander responded to a report that Trump was briefed on options to launch new strikes, warning of 'sustained, wide-ranging, and painful retaliation'. The Trump administration faces a key deadline under a decades-old law limiting the use of force without Congressional authorization. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth argues the 60-day war limit is paused amid the ongoing ceasefire. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei rejected the U.S. characterization of the war as 'self-defense', citing a lack of evidence for Iran's alleged pursuit of a nuclear bomb. The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency found no indication of Iran's efforts to build a nuclear weapon before the war started.
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