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Khamenei warned that a U.S. attack would escalate into a regional war amid live-fire drills and a crackdown causing over 3,000 deaths, officials said.
- 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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US attack on Iran would cause 'regional war,' Khamenei says
Iran's leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday any U.S. attacks will lead to a regional war in the Middle East. During a meeting in Tehran, Khamenei talked about the recent massive deployment of U.S. warships to the region, saying that the "Iranian nation must not be frightened by such things." "The people of Iran are not influenced by these threats," Khamenei said in remarks reported on by state media. Iran, Khamenei went on to say, does no…
Iran’s supreme leader warned of a “regional war,” as tensions continue to rise over possible U.S. attacks on Tehran and senior Israeli military officials visit Washington. “We don’t want to attack any country,” said 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a public speech broadcast on state television on Sunday. “But to anyone who harbors ambitions, wants to attack and seeks to cause harm, the Iranian people will strongly counter attack.”
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on his country would lead to a "regional war," comments that come amid threats of a US attack on the Islamic Republic as the US military is building up its forces in the region. "The Americans should…
Iran warns of ‘regional war’ if the United States attacks it
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Sunday 1 February that any military attack by the United States on his country would lead to a regional war, warning that the repercussions of any confrontation would not be confined within Iran’s borders. Iran: regional war will follow if Trump attacks Khamenei made the remarks in a speech addressed to the Iranian people from his residence in the capital Tehran, on the occasion of the 47th anniversary…
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