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Mojtaba Khamenei Orders Immediate, Unrestricted Response to US and Israeli Threats
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Mojtaba Khamenei orders immediate, geographically unrestricted response to any threat Armed Forces to update target bank and strengthen defensive capabilities
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Unrestricted response ordered
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered senior commanders of the country’s armed forces to prepare an immediate response to any threat “without geographic constraints,” and he directed an update to the “target bank” to place “material and non-material assets of the American and Israeli enemy” within the armed forces’ reach. Khamenei told commanders that “precise combat readiness to confront enemies with force is one of the requirements of maximum deterrence,” and he said that if “enemies resume military or terrorist attacks, the Iranian armed forces and the Iranian people will determine the timing and conditions for ending those attacks.”
The directives included reports on readiness in the Gulf waters, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, and the northwestern and southeastern borders of Iran, alongside a reported “doubling of production” of various types of ammunition and reconnaissance, support, and combat weapons. The meeting also tied deterrence to popular backing, with the Iranian guiding site Montazer-e Rast praising “the steadiness of the front of the resistance in various countries” and describing “unity of arenas” as a factor shaping a “new political and security system in West Asia.”
US, Israel threats
Iran’s Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia warned that the United States should not expect restraint, saying “Embark on an adventure; we are expanding the geography of war,” while he said the end of any new US war would not be in Washington’s hands. Akraminia also framed a renewed US operation as a trigger for wider escalation, writing, “the flames of war will undoubtedly spread across a much wider geographical area and bringing that war to an end will no longer be in Washington’s hands.”
Khamenei’s directives were echoed in reporting that described the Supreme Leader ordering the armed forces to prepare “an immediate, impactful, and geographically unrestricted response,” and it said Iran would determine “timing and terms for ending any new conflicts” if adversaries resumed attacks. The same body of statements ordered the IRGC to update its target list so that “all tangible and intangible assets of the US and Israel” would be within reach of the armed forces, and it presented “intelligent combat readiness for a powerful confrontation with enemies” as a requirement for “maximum deterrence.”
Target bank and readiness
Khamenei’s directives emphasized strengthening military intelligence infrastructure and developing defensive and security capabilities, with reporting that the armed forces were told to update the target bank to include “various types of material and non-material enemy assets” described as American and Israeli. The meeting briefings included reports on readiness along the Persian Gulf coast, in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and on the northwestern and southeastern borders, while commanders also informed Khamenei of “multiplied production” of munitions and weapons for reconnaissance, support, and combat.
The directives also linked deterrence to the “Basij” and to the “Ministry of Defense” staff and their families, with reporting that Khamenei asked senior leaders to convey his thanks and appreciation to members of the armed forces and security agencies. In parallel, Reuters-linked reporting in the same set of accounts described Khamenei’s public profile as low since taking office, and it said written statements reached Iranians through official media coverage while he continued to oversee major files and hold meetings away from the public eye.