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Iran's Supreme Leader Threatens US With Immediate Response
Confirmed
In Short: At a security forum in Bahrain on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned of an immediate and destructive response to any potential U.S. Or Israeli strikes, escalating fears of renewed conflict.
At a security forum in Bahrain on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned of an immediate and destructive response to any potential U.S. Or Israeli strikes, escalating fears of renewed conflict.
Khamenei, who became supreme leader after the U.S. And Israel launched a war in February that killed his father and other high-ranking officials, stated, “Any kind and level of threat should face an immediate response.”
He added, “We are very confident that the second round will be more dangerous, more destructive, and it will lead to nowhere.” Khamenei’s comments came amid rising concerns about a return to an all-out war with Iran.
Khamenei also ordered military targets to include both physical and non-physical assets in the U.S. And Israel, according to reports. He emphasized that Iran’s armed forces would determine the time and conditions for ending any conflict.
Speaking at the security forum, Khamenei said there are no “skirmishes” between Iran and the U.S., but he warned that any attacks would be met with a widespread military response.
Regional leaders called for calm, with Saudi Arabia’s vice minister of foreign affairs stating that the message from the region is that it wants a return to peace.
The U.S. And Israel launched the war in February, killing Khamenei’s father and other high-ranking officials, leading to his ascension to the supreme leadership.
What this adds
Khamenei’s threats follow the U.S. targeting of Iran’s oil tankers, prompting Iran to warn of a broader military response.
The U.S. and Israel’s February strikes killed Khamenei’s father and other high-ranking officials, leading to his ascension to the supreme leadership.
Regional leaders are calling for calm, but Khamenei’s statements suggest a potential wider conflict.
Background
The US military targeted Iranian oil tankers as part of Iran’s 'shadow fleet,' prompting Iran to warn of a broader military response.
What's confirmed
- Published : October 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM IST The Iranian leader threatened an immediate response to a potential attack as fears of renewed war mount.
- "We are very confident that … the second round will be more dangerous, more destructive, and it will lead to nowhere," he said.
- Speaking Saturday at the security forum in Bahrain, Assad al-Shibani said there are no "skirmishes" between the countries.
- The official IRNA news agency quoted Khamenei as saying that "any kind and level of threat" should face an immediate response.
- "Whether Syria joins or not, Syria thinks the region is in dire need of a structure that protects its security," he said.
- "If you look at … the efforts that everybody is trying to do, the message is very clear. People in this part of the world want to bring peace back to the region," he said.
- Concerns are rising about a return to an all-out Iran war.
- Mojtaba Khamenei became supreme leader after the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February killing his father and other high-ranking officials.
- Iran's supreme leader calls for regional military reaction to potential U.S., Israeli strikes Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged a stern military reaction to potential U.S.
- Jordan said the strikes over Syria last week killed 20 militants from the extremist Islamic State group, but acknowledged that civilians had also been killed in the attacks.
- “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,” Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Saturday in a statement.
What's still developing
- One source told the network they “would not be surprised” if Gulf states were working to stop such strikes in fear of Iran’s potential response.
- Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s top security body, the Supreme National Security Council, and previously Iran’s longest-serving commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the people.
- The report by Iran’s state news agency repeatedly cited comments aired on state TV the day before by the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, who boasted of new missile capability and claimed it had been “tested” against a U.S. warship.