Iran Threatens to Expand War Geography With New Weapons as IRGC Warns of 'Decisive Battle' Ahead of Pezeshkian's UN Arrival

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on September 21-22 that it is prepared to expand the geography of the war and deploy new weapons if the United States launches fresh attacks, as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian heads to New York for the UN General Assembly's high-level week beginning September 22. IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi told semi-official Tasnim News Agency that if a new aggression takes place, there will be significant changes in Iran's defense and counteroffensive, and Iran will definitely change the geography of the war. He added that Iran will bring new weapons with new capabilities into the battlefield, and the world will be surprised. The statements came as Tehran has repeated its long-standing conditions to restart peace talks with Washington, including ending the fighting on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds, and ending the US naval blockade, according to Iranian news reports cited by Radio Farda. Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian Rezaei told Al-Jazeera it is in Washington's interest to accept Iran's conditions and that Trump's threats would not yield results, adding Iran is prepared for a decisive war. President Pezeshkian will address the UN General Assembly and present Iran's positions on international developments, according to Tasnim news agency, with a particular focus on its war with the US and Israel. Trump told Fox News on September 20 that he is in deciding mode as he considers options including wiping Iran out, letting them rot economically, or trying again to strike a deal to end the war. Trump said he would probably be open to meeting with Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week. The Iranian delegation's attendance at the UN has renewed hopes for a diplomatic solution to the war, with US stocks rising 1.5 percent, oil prices falling to around $100 per barrel for Brent, and Treasury yields dropping below 5 percent on September 21, accor