{
  "id": 17400779,
  "title": "Iran's supreme leader warns US, Israel of 'unrestricted geographical response' to new attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/irans-supreme-leader-warns-us-israel-of-unrestricted-geographical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T12:09:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041187/irans-supreme-leader-warns-us-israel-of-unrestricted-geographical-response-to-new-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, cautioned the United States and Israel against engaging in further military action, as reported by a statement released by his office on Saturday. The statement emphasized that if the adversaries were to once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it would be the Islamic Republic's armed forces and the Iranian nation who would decide the timing and conditions for their conclusion. Khamenei's comments were made during a meeting with high-ranking military officials, such as Ali Abdollahi, Amir Hatami, and Ahmad Vahidi. This was the first known gathering among these officials since Khamenei assumed the position of supreme leader in February, following his father's death in a US-Israeli strike. The supreme leader's directive to the commanders was to ensure that any threat, regardless of its level or nature, would be met with an immediate, effective, and geographically unrestricted response. Additionally, Khamenei ordered the commanders to update Iran's target list to incorporate all forms of both tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist (Israeli) enemy. The war between Iran and the United States and Israel began on February 28, following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. In response, Iran swiftly retaliated with attacks on various countries in the region. Diplomatic efforts were underway to prevent a recurrence of hostilities, with a Qatari delegation arriving in Tehran on Friday for discussions with Iranian officials, after Iran reportedly received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance. However, as of now, Tehran had not yet responded to the letter.",
  "summary": "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. “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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran's Supreme Leader warns US and Israel against further military action.",
    "Khamenei directs commanders to respond immediately and geographically unrestricted.",
    "Diplomatic talks underway but Tehran has not responded to US VP Vance's letter."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Iran's supreme leader warns US against resuming attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/irans-supreme-leader-warns-us-against-resuming-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-31T11:32:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Tehran Will Decide When Conflict Ends If ‘Enemies Resume Attacks’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/world-irana-s-supreme-leader-says-tehran-will-decide-when-conflict",
        "published": "2026-10-31T12:26:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}