Iran threatens war "beyond the region" if U.S. launches new attacks

Live Live Updates: Iran threatens to take war "beyond the region" if Trump orders new U.S. attacks By Frank Andrews Frank Andrews Journalist Frank Andrews is a CBS News journalist based in London. Read Full Bio Frank Andrews May 20, 2026 / 6:29 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war today:Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to push the war "beyond the region" if the U.S. or Israel resume attacks, promising "crushing blows … in places you cannot even imagine."The threat comes after President Trump said he had been "an hour away" from ordering new strikes on Iran Monday evening before Persian Gulf allies asked him not to go ahead with the plans, citing progress in peace talks.China's President Xi Jinping told Russia's Vladimir Putin at a summit in Beijing that a "comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency" to end the Iran war, which is now in its 82nd day. New Updates   4m ago Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warns it will take war "beyond the region" if U.S.-Israel strike the country again Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Wednesday that any renewed U.S. or Israeli attacks would be met with retaliation "beyond the region."In a statement, the IRGC said it still had not brought "all the capacities" of the country "into action.""But if aggression against Iran is repeated, the regional war that had been warned of will this time spread beyond the region, and our crushing blows will bring you to ruin in places you cannot even imagine," the statement said. A young Iranian girl observes as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel adjust rifles before the start of a mass wedding ceremony for Self-Sacrificing Couples, organized by the IRGC in southern Tehran, Iran, on May 18, 2026. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images "We are men of war, and you will witness our power on the battlefield," the IRGC added, "not in hollow statements or on social media pages."President Trump...