Khamenei orders Iran to answer any renewed attack without geographical limits
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told military commanders that any threat should draw an immediate response without geographical limits, and ordered them to update the target list to include US and Israeli assets, according to statements carried by Iranian media. His warning comes as Washington and Israel have threatened fresh strikes, while Qatari mediators seek to avert renewed fighting.
Bottom line — Khamenei says Iran’s armed forces and people would decide when and how a conflict ends if attacks resume.
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The Financial Times reports that Qatari mediators are pursuing an interim deal between Tehran and the Trump administration ahead of the US midterm elections.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there were no plans for talks with US officials, although he called a US effort to open dialogue a positive step, France 24 reported.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump had not decided whether to launch fresh strikes, according to France 24.
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Iranian army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia warned that renewed hostilities would spread the war over a wider area, Anadolu Ajansı reported.
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The Financial Times reported that Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz and struck Gulf Arab states hosting US military bases after the February US-Israeli attack.