Iran warns of "long and painful strikes" as US war deadline fast approaches

Iran is threatening "long and painful strikes" on US regional positions if the United States conducts any new attacks on their soil. As a deadline fast approaches for US President Donald Trump to make the case for Congress to extend the war, there are questions around the future of a nearly month-long ceasefire. This uncertainty also felt around the world as the crucial global shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz, remains an epicentre for the war's stalemate.