Iran warns of regional turmoil if US threats and attacks do not stop

Tehran’s chief negotiator says if Iran’s ‘security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe’.Iran has threatened to launch more attacks across the Gulf region if strikes by the United States military do not stop, warning that “no infrastructure will be safe” unless its own security is guaranteed.Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf delivered the message in a post on X Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to attack more Iranian power plants and bridges.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US ‘open’ to negotiations with Iran but Tehran not ‘serious’, Rubio sayslist 2 of 3US Secretary of State say Iran is in ‘a lot of trouble’list 3 of 3Iran war’s $37bn price tag: Why does the Pentagon want $67bn more?end of list“In a region where we do not sell oil, no one will sell oil,” Ghalibaf said. “If our security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe.”Ghalibaf’s statement, echoing similar threats by other Iranian officials, came after eleven straight nights of US attacks, some of which hit Iranian power plants and roads.Both sides have been targeting civilian infrastructure, which is a war crime under international law unless it is being used for military purposes.Iran’s Ministry of Health said US attacks since late last month have killed 53 people, including three children, and injured 590 others.Iran has responded to the US onslaught with repeated attacks on US allies Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan this week, including hitting water and power plants in Kuwait.An Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan on Friday killed three US service members, while a fourth US soldier was killed in Erbil, Iraq on Sunday during a controlled detonation of an attack drone. Their deaths brought the total number of US personnel killed during the war to 18, according to the US military.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would retaliate “an eye for an eye” against any future attacks.