Iran Warns Return to War Will Feature "Many More Surprises" After 42 Aircraft Lost
✈️ TEHRAN — Iran's FM just weaponized a US government report against Washington. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Araghchi citing a CRS figure — a US Congressional source — turns American institutional transparency into Iranian deterrence. Forty-two aircraft lost is a politically explosive number domestically; broadcasting it signals Tehran knows the war's real cost better than Congress does publicly. With talks deadlocked on sequencing, this reframes the "return to war" option as costlier than advertised — aimed at US legislators, not diplomats.
