US and Iran trade threats as fears of return to all-out war mount

A simultaneous exchange of threats between Washington and Tehran raised fears of a return to all-out hostilities in the Iran war ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday. Iran's IRGC warned on Monday that the war with the US is not yet over and that it has prepared for a "long-term war" with weapons that have not yet been used, spokesman Hossein Mohebi said. Mohebi said Iran had upgraded its weapons capabilities during and before the war, and described the unused systems as "strategic" and to be deployed if necessary. Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, in a joint statement with the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, claimed control of the Strait of Hormuz had passed to Iranian management and said its forces would not stand down.