Iran just told Trump it would fight a longer war with no limits

Iran's generals just told Trump something simple. Go ahead and strike. The next war won't end the way you think it will.

Mohammad Akraminia is Iran's army spokesman. He went on state television a few hours ago and said it straight. A new war could last longer than the last one. And Trump won't be the one deciding when it's over.

This didn't come out of nowhere. One day earlier, Trump said the US still has one or two Iranian nuclear sites left to deal with. He said it could be done in ten minutes. He named the place too — Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected underground nuclear site.

So Iran answered. And it wasn't just one man.

Hossein Mohebbi speaks for Iran's Revolutionary Guard. He said there are no geographical limitations in a war with America. His words. A vast theatre, he said, has been defined for hitting the enemy.

That's not just him talking. One day earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, put the same warning in writing. He took over after his predecessor was killed in the February strikes that started this war in the first place.

So that's two of Iran's most powerful military voices, one day apart, saying the same thing.

Then a third joined in. Iran's Defence Minister, Mehrdad Akhlaghi, said any attack on Iran gets a proportionate, decisive and impactful response. He said whoever threatens Iran doesn't get to decide the scope, the timing, or what happens next.

But here's the thing. Iran is not speaking with one voice.

On the very same day, Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, said something softer. He said Iran hopes the other side chooses diplomacy. He said Iran is ready for defence and for diplomacy, both. And he made clear Iran will not give up its sovereign rights under pressure or threats. His conditions for talks: unfreeze Iranian money abroad, end the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, lift the sanctions, and end the war on every front.

And those talks are actually happening, right now. Iranian negotiators have spent three straight days in Doha with Qatari mediators, trying to end this war. Araghchi says Iran and Qatar have already worked out a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days of any deal with Washington.

There's a quieter channel too. Mohsen Rezaei runs Iran's Supreme National Security Council. He said he received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance one day earlier, trying to restart talks. Rezaei says quote "the tone has completely changed". He hasn't replied yet. He won't share what's in the letter, because Washington hasn't published it either.