Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday issued a strongly worded statement threatening to extend the Middle East conflict “beyond the region” if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran. In the event the aggression against Iran is repeated, “the regional war that was promised will this time be extended beyond the region, and our crushing blows will bring you to ruin in places you cannot imagine,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said, according to a statement reported by the country’s semi-official Mehr news agency. The comments come shortly after some mixed messages from the Trump administration on ... (full story)