Iran's unseen supreme leader orders an 'immediate' response 'without geographical limitations' if the US renews its strikes
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, has not appeared in public since Operation Epic Fury on 28 February. He issued a written statement on Telegram directing commanders to mount an immediate, impactful response to any fresh US or Israeli strike, with no geographic or target restrictions. He also demanded a revised military target list bringing US and Israeli assets within IRGC range, and called for stepped-up production of weapons and ammunition.
The statement came hours after Tehran accused the US of striking two fishing vessels near Qeshm Island, an incident that left two fishermen missing and one injured.
A supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil burst into flames after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday — the fourth tanker to suffer an explosion that day on unauthorised routes.
