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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei warned the United States and Israel against further attacks during a meeting with military commanders on Saturday. He stated that any new threats will be met with an immediate and unrestricted response from Iran's armed forces and its people. Khamenei also instructed his military leaders to update Iran’s target list to include all assets of the American-Israeli enemy, as diplomatic efforts continue to prevent renewed conflict following recent strikes in February.

Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on October 30, 2026, aiming to broker a deal between the US and Iran. This followed President Trump's threats of military action, which escalated with the deployment of a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East. On October 31, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned against new attacks from the US and Israel, ordering Iranian military chiefs to respond immediately and without restraint to any aggression. The Qatari delegation held extensive talks in Tehran on Friday and more discussions were scheduled for Saturday, reflecting ongoing diplomatic efforts amid rising tensions.

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Iran's supreme leader warns US, Israel of 'unrestricted geographical response' to new attacks · mixed framing

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. uncertain

Leader → warn → strikes

statement → launch → website

The remarks came during a reported meeting between Khamenei and senior military commanders, including armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, army chief Amir Hatami and Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi. asserted

remarks → come → Abdollahi

It was the first reported meeting between them. asserted

It → report → them

Khamenei has not been publicly seen since he became supreme leader, following his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Middle East war in February. asserted

he → see → February

According to the statement, Khamenei ordered the commanders to ensure that “any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response”. uncertain

level → accord → response

It also said that Khamenei ordered the commanders to update Iran’s target list to include “all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist (Israeli) enemy”. asserted

Khamenei → say → enemy

The war began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which swiftly responded with attacks on countries around the region. asserted

which → begin → region

The supreme leader’s statement came as fresh diplomatic efforts were under way to avert a resumption of fighting. asserted

efforts → come → fighting

A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday for talks with Iranian officials, after Iran reportedly received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance. uncertain

Iran → arrive → Vance

According to Iranian media, Tehran had yet to respond to the letter. uncertain

Tehran → accord → letter

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