Senior Iranian to CNN: Any renewed conflict will turn into a long war of surprises Iranian senior in an interview to CNN: In the event of an attack by America or Israel, Iran will add an artificial intelligence infrastructure in the region to its list of targets for retaliation. Any renewed conflict will turn into a "long surprise war" and Iran will avoid expected behavior in such a situation. Iran will prefer surprise in the possible future war, both at the beginning of the conflict and in all its phases.