Pakistan, Nov. 9 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned that any fresh American or Israeli attack would invite a devastating response, claiming that Tehran has secured sufficient weapons for years of confrontation. Brigadier-General Ali Belali's declaration came as Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz insisted that the mission against Iran remained unfinished and renewed allegations about Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Eight months into a war that has unsettled the Middle East, neither side appears inclined to lower its guard.

The latest developments are hardly reassuring. Washington has established Task Force Iron Gate to disrupt the movement of sanctioned materials and military technology across Iran and the Caspian Sea, extending pre...