Iran's Supreme Leader orders a response 'without geographical limitations' to any new US attack after Tehran accuses Washington of striking fishing boats
Donald Trump, JD Vance and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July. Trump has denied that a letter Vance sent to Iran's top security official was intended to revive peace negotiations, insisting it concerned…Iran's Revolutionary Guard says four tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, in a picture posted on X by Al Jazeera English.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader who has not appeared in public since the February US-Israeli strikes that left him with life-threatening injuries, issued a written order demanding an "immediate, effective response without geographical limitations" to any fresh attack. The statement followed accusations by a provincial Iranian official that US forces had attacked two fishing vessels near Qeshm Island, leaving two fishermen missing and wounding a third. Trump said on Friday the war will "get wrapped up soon" and has ruled out strikes before Tuesday's midterm elections, but US diplomats have privately warned regional allies to prepare for renewed military action afterwards.
Khamenei also ordered commanders to update target lists so that US and Israeli assets fall within IRGC strike range — including "non-physical" targets.
A supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of oil caught fire after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday — the fourth tanker to explode in a single day, Iran claimed.
Qatari mediators arrived back in Tehran on Friday in an attempt to reach a deal, but the two sides remain deadlocked over whether nuclear talks or sanctions relief must come first.
