# Iranian lawmaker warns US of retaliation over Middle East escalation

https://mins.news/en/item/38222

- TASS, 2026-08-31 05:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2179673

> Ebrahim Azizi, who chairs Iran’s parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, warned that the United States would pay “a heavier price” for the latest Middle East escalation and said retaliation was coming. Earlier reports said US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, followed by Iranian attacks on US bases in Jordan.

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