00:00While Iran and United States still remain in a deadlock in West Asia, there are new developments that are coming.
00:06The United States has indicated of big things coming up and Iran has now given out a very strong and
00:12certain warning
00:13that if any missile attacks or any military attack happens from the United States,
00:18then it is ready for a retaliation that will be effective, continuous and painful.
00:23Not only against the U.S. bases in the region, but also on those U.S. allies that will be
00:29a party in this conflict.
00:32This is a strong response and a warning that is coming from Iran.
00:35Iran's news agency Irna has brought out that statement from Iranian central military headquarter
00:41that says that Iran is ready for any kind of military action if it happens at all from United States.
00:48Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and United States has also claimed its control in the Iranian ports
00:56where it has blocked more than 109 merchant vessels.
00:59These vessels are still not able to normalize the passage in this whole region
01:05while Iran has been attacking the vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
01:09And this whole escalation has happened after the Houthis have been attacking Saudi Arabia.
01:15So after this, United States President Donald Trump has given out a warning and an indication
01:20that United States may carry out another strike or a series of strikes against Iran.
01:27While Iran says that it is also ready for any action, it is ready for retaliation
01:32and it needs to fulfill the conditions of the June ceasefire to let the vessels pass by.
01:39And this is the major escalation that is developing in West Asia.
01:44Not only Iran and United States, but a number of allies of U.S. are being impacted
01:50not only in terms of their supplies being geo-paradised from the Red Sea port area,
01:56the Strait of Hormuz and now the fresh threat that emerges from Iranian side.
02:01United States has once again issued an advisories for its citizens,
02:05for the people of United States who are in this West Asia region not to travel,
02:09especially to Iran for any reason, to be at safe places.
02:14And that also gives a major indication that U.S. might be planning a series of new strikes against Iran.
02:22So while the ceasefire was not met, there have been indications now from Iran and United States
02:29that there can be a fresh war, a fresh conflict between U.S. and Iran.
02:35While Iran has also made it very clear that it's ready for any action
02:41and it will retaliate in a continuous, effective and a painful manner.
02:46This is Shivani Sharma with Camera Person Sachin Tanduk for India Today from New Delhi.
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