Iran's Supreme Leader Warns US Against Resuming Attacks
- Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered Iran's top military commanders to answer any renewed U.S. or Israeli attack with a response "without geographical limitations," aiming to achieve maximum deterrence.
- Khamenei met with Staff Gen. Abdollahi, Maj. Gen. Hatami, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander to review military readiness along the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman.
- Commanders reported a "several-fold increase" in ammunition and combat weapon production while Khamenei ordered Iran's "target bank" updated to include all "American-Zionist enemy" assets within Armed Forces reach.
- If enemies launch attacks, the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces and the Iranian nation will determine when hostilities end, Khamenei stated, while praising the "intelligent steadfastness" of Iran's proxies across the region.
- Republican strategist Karl Rove expects President Donald Trump to resume strikes on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections, as The Pentagon has two aircraft carrier strike groups in the region with a third on the way.
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Iran supreme leader warns US, Israel against strikes
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats from the Islamic republic's foes of a possible resumption of strikes. "If the enemies once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it is the armed forces of the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation that will determine the time and conditions for ending them," said a statement …
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the country's armed forces to respond immediately to "any enemy threat regardless of its geographical location," according to a statement posted on his Telegram channel and cited by Reuters. Khamenei said Iran would determine the appropriate time and conditions to end "any new military or terrorist enemy attack." The statement did not specify a specific timeframe for a possible cessation o…
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Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei Chip Somodevilla/via Reuters; Hamed Jafarnejad/ISNA/WANA/Reuters Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei alerted the United States on Saturday (31) that the country will react to new attacks. The statement takes place amidst fears that the war in the Middle East will intensify again. "If the enemies re-launch military or terrorist attacks, it will be the Islamic Republic Armed Forces and the Iranian nation that w…
The statements of the Supreme Leader were being made while further diplomatic efforts were under way to avoid a resumption of hostilities, and a Qatari delegation had arrived in Tehran on Friday for discussions with Iranian officials.
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