The war has been going on for more than six months. Despite thousands of injuries, Iran continues to fight with America's eyes on it. In this situation, Yahya Rahim Safavi, adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened a 'new front'. At the same time, he warned, “If America launches another attack, then the flames of war will spread to the Indian Ocean.”
“Already, the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea. If a new war breaks out, this front could expand further and reach the Indian Ocean,” Yahya said in a video message published on Iran's official Fars news agency. Yahya's warning comes as Iran-US tensions rise over the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and key maritime trade routes. According to the news agency 'Associated Press' (AP) report, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday that they may change their military tactics and targets if the US provokes them further.
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans. It covers an area of about 75 million square kilometers, which is about 20 percent of the world's water. To its north lies the continent of Asia. Which includes countries like India, Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan. After Yahya's warning, new worries have formed in Delhi's chest. Because, Indian Ocean is important sea route for India for trade and import of energy. As a result, if the conflict spreads to the Indian Ocean, there will be a huge pressure on shipping, oil prices. Meanwhile, negotiations between Tehran and Washington are underway at the United Nations for a ceasefire and the liberation of Hormuz. But significantly, on the one hand, keeping the road open for negotiations, Iran is threatening the new front.