War warning from Iran to the USA: 'Future conflict may last longer'

US President Donald Trump touched upon the ongoing military tension with Iran at an event held at his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. Trump stated that Iran will never have nuclear weapons and claimed that the Tehran administration wants to make a deal.

Stating that one of the possible nuclear infrastructure targets could be Mount Kazma, Trump got angry when asked by a New York Times reporter, "Do you expect a return to war against Iran within this week?" and replied, "Why are you asking such a stupid question? Let's say it is, would I tell you that?"

'WE CAN TAKE CARE OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN 10 MINUTES'

Claiming that they destroyed Iran's navy, air force, military infrastructure and production capacity, Trump said, "We also disabled its nuclear facilities. I can say that there are still 1 or 2 nuclear facilities that we need to take care of. But we can handle them in 10 minutes."

Asked about how the negotiations were going, Trump replied, "It's going well, but Iran is not very reliable. They make deals and then they back out."

'NO GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS'

Iran's top military and political officials warned of a possible new attack. Revolutionary Guards Spokesperson Hussein Muhibbi repeated the warning made by Iran's new religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a written message the day before.

"There is no geographical limitation in a conflict with the United States; a wide area has been defined to harm the enemy," Muhibbi said in a statement to Iranian state television.

'THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA CANNOT DICATE THE CONDITIONS'

Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Ekreminiya similarly argued that the United States could not be decisive in the duration and conditions of a possible war.

"A possible future war could last longer than the previous conflict, and the US President will not be in a position to dictate its timing or conditions," Ekreminiya said.

Iran had announced that it would target the critical civilian infrastructures of regional countries if the USA launched new attacks.

LETTER FROM VANCE, CONDITIONS FROM RIZAI

The warnings came after Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai announced on Saturday that he had received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance seeking to revive talks. Rezai noted the positive change in the "tone" of the US side, but stated that they had not received a response yet. Rezai said Tehran had previously told Washington that "neither the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened nor any negotiations will be held" unless peace conditions are met.

According to AFP, these conditions include lifting the freeze on Iran's assets abroad, ending the months-long US naval blockade of Iranian ports, lifting long-standing sanctions and ending the war on all fronts.

Since the start of the war, Iran has claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz, the lifeblood of the global energy transit route, and has repeatedly targeted ships trying to pass without permission. The USA is implementing a naval blockade against Iranian ports.

HOPE OF 'DIPLOMATIC LEAP'

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said on Sunday that the UAE hoped for a breakthrough from the talks, but was preparing for the worst.

Speaking at a conference held in Manama, Gargash said, "We hope for a diplomatic breakthrough. It is not in the interest of the region that there will be a new round... But I think, as we have shown before, we are prepared for the worst."