US EditionIran's Khamenei Warns US Any Attack Could Ignite Regional Conflict
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said any U.S. attack would escalate into a regional war amid U.S. naval deployments and Iran's military drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Feb 1, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, warned any United States attack would trigger a wider regional war, state media reported amid rising tensions.
- Following nationwide protests that began Dec. 28, President Donald Trump ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group to the Arabian Sea, expanding the U.S. Navy presence after Iran's crackdown.
- Iran had planned live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and Monday, while U.S. Central Command warned Iran not to threaten American warships or disrupt commercial shipping during the exercises.
- Concerns grew that the standoff could disrupt commercial shipping and oil flows, as about one-fifth of global oil trade passes through the route, while Iranian government statements warned of a firm blow to attackers.
- Human rights groups say the crackdown left more than 49,500 detained and at least 6,713 killed, while Tehran government acknowledged a death toll of 3,117.
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