Iran warns US confrontation could be ‘a prelude to a bigger war’: Analysis

Iranian local reports and state media have confirmed that civilians, including children, were killed in US strikes near Sirik in southern Iran overnight on September 1-2,, with Tehran condemning the attack as a war crime. Researcher Ali Akbar Dareini of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Tehran told Al Jazeera that the attack "cannot be ignored" and that Iran has to respond. He said this is "a prelude to a bigger war", arguing that the US is combining sanctions, a naval blockade and military strikes in the hope of forcing Iran to surrender. Dareini said Iran finds it necessary to "escalate a…

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