New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- TEHRAN - The head of Iran's wartime military command warned Saturday that the United States was racing toward a catastrophic regional war, as Tehran's security apparatus confirmed it had prepared a comprehensive counter-strike plan targeting Israeli critical infrastructure and American energy facilities across the Middle East.

Major General Ali Abdollahi, the commander overseeing Iran's wartime operations, said Washington was "moving at an accelerating pace to fan the flames of a full-scale regional war." The statement came hours after CBS News reported that the United States and Israel were finalizing plans to bomb Iran's power plants and refineries as early as this weekend, a campaign that military planners describ...