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Iran threatens to expand war if US resumes strikes, which it says Israel is pushing for

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Iran's army warned on Sunday that the Middle East war would widen if the United States chose to press ahead with attacks on the Islamic Republic, ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington. "Since... our strategy has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations," said army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia, confirming there have been no US strikes over the past 48 hours. "I believe that if the Americans once again fall for the Zionists' deception, or move in line with them, and insist on continuing the war, particularly through airstrikes, geographically this will expand further," Akraminia said. Also Sunday, Iran said it had made progress in talks with Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, Iran's armed forces stopped six vessels attempting to transit the Hormuz strait after warnings over the past 24 hours, according to state television. Trump has decided, for now, to back away from plans to ramp up attacks on Iran, the New York Times said on Saturday.