Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions and other Middle East news

Iran cautioned that U.S. Sanctions set to be unveiled Monday would not bring peace to the region.

Key points

• Here's a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday.
• Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson cautioned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded U.S.
• "Any escalation of this situation will undoubtedly bring about consequences, " Esmail Baghaei remarked.
• Sanctions set to be unveiled Monday would not bring peace to the region.
• The expanded sanctions come after weeks of impasse.

Iran cautioned that U.S. Sanctions set to be unveiled Monday would not bring peace to the region. Meanwhile, Israeli and Syrian authorities met less than a week after Israeli strikes in Syria. And Israel remarked it killed a Hamas commander in Gaza.

Here's a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday. Full coverage can be discovered here. Iran threatens response ahead of US sanctions announcement.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson cautioned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded U.S. Sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as cooperating with Washington.

"Any escalation of this situation will undoubtedly bring about consequences, " Esmail Baghaei remarked. "Our hands are not tied." The new head of Iran's top security body cautioned Sunday that Tehran will see any country's backing for the sanctions as an "act of war."

Meanwhile, the expanded sanctions come after weeks of impasse. The United States has not dislodged Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil passed before the war began almost six months ago.

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