Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Author: Humaira Pamuk and Tara Ramadan WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday it would deal a “long and painful blow” to U.S. positions if Washington launched another attack and reasserted its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. alliance plans to reopen the waterway. Two months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, key…