Hyderabad, Sept. 24 -- An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Thursday, September 24, that the war could expand to the Indian Ocean if the United States or Israel launches further attacks on Iran.

Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior military adviser, said the conflict had already extended from the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea and could widen further.

"Since the conflict has spread from the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea, it is possible that, in response to more war, the front will expand even further, reaching the Indian Ocean and perhaps beyond," Safavi said in a video released by Iran's Fars news agency.

Safavi said the connection between the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of Horm...