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Iran's Khamenei says US hostility will persist regardless of party in power
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In Short: Khamenei's message was released in the context of the Republican Party's defeats in the US midterm elections, suggesting that he views US hostility towards Iran as persistent regardless of changes in American leadership.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that any renewed United States military attack on Iran would trigger a much stronger response, according to a message released on Wednesday following the US midterm elections.
Khamenei stated, 'The US sees the end of its hegemony as distant; we see it as near,' indicating Iran's perception of the decline of US dominance in the region.
He also emphasized that Iran's response to any renewed aggression would be on a much greater scale, citing Tehran's destruction of US bases in the region and its management of the Strait of Hormuz as part of a broader campaign against US hegemony.
Khamenei praised armed groups allied with Iran across the Middle East, describing their activities as part of the regional resistance against American and Israeli influence.
What this adds
Khamenei's warning aligns with his previous directive to the Iranian armed forces to respond immediately and without geographic limits to any enemy threats.
Background
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered the armed forces to respond immediately and without geographic limits to any enemy threats.
What's confirmed
- Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that any renewed United States military attack on Iran would trigger a much stronger response, according to a message released on Wednesday following the US midterm elections.
- Khamenei stated, 'The US sees the end of its hegemony as distant; we see it as near,' indicating Iran's perception of the decline of US dominance in the region.
- He also emphasized that Iran's response to any renewed aggression would be on a much greater scale, citing Tehran's destruction of US bases in the region and its management of the Strait of Hormuz as part of a broader campaign against US hegemony.
- Khamenei praised armed groups allied with Iran across the Middle East, describing their activities as part of the regional resistance against American and Israeli influence.
What's still developing
- An Iranian woman holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during the 47th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2026.