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Iran's supreme leader orders military response without geographic limits
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the country's top military commanders to respond immediately and without geographical limitations to any renewed U.S. or Israeli attack, according to a statement from his office and Iran's official IRNA news agency.[1, 3, 7] Khamenei met with Iran's three highest-ranking commanders and said such an attack must be met with an immediate and effective response to achieve maximum deterrence.[1, 3] He also said Iran would decide when and under what conditions renewed attacks end, and that any kind and level of threat should face an immediate response.[6, 8]
Bloomberg reported that Khamenei ordered his commanders to prepare for renewed confrontation with the U.S. and Israel and expand Tehran's options for retaliation.[4] The Washington Examiner reported that Khamenei said Iran's military target list would be updated comprehensively to include all physical and non-physical assets of the U.S.-Zionist enemy.[10] Mediaite and The Hill reported that the threat followed reports the Trump administration has alerted Gulf allies to prepare for possible new strikes as soon as Wednesday, a day after the midterm elections.[5, 7]
Why it matters Khamenei ordered Iran's military to expand its retaliation options and update its target list to include all U.S. and Israeli assets.[4, 10]
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- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34), IJR (+1.52).
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