Iran-US tensions highlights: Khamenei warns any US attack would spark 'regional war'

Iran-US tensions live updates: After stating that Iran had ‘lost its trust’ with the United States as a negotiating partner post the heated exchanges between the two nations, foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that Tehran sought a ‘fair and equitable’ deal with Washington over nuclear weapons.

Stressing that Iran was not seeking conflict, Araghchi said that it was concerned about miscalculations or military operations based on misinformation, as he spoke to CNN.

"I'm not concerned about war. What I'm concerned about is miscalculations and military operations based on misinformation and disinformation campaigns. It is obvious to us that there are certain elements, certain parties, who want to drag President Trump into this war for their own benefits. And I think President Trump is wise enough to make a correct decision," the foreign minister said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called the recent unrest in Iran as ‘a coup that was suppressed,’ and reiterated claims that the United States was behind the protests.

Calling out at the demonstrators, he said that those Iranian nationals who posed the most serious challenge to his authority in the history of the Islamic Republic, are ready for another war.

“In my view, the Iranian people shouldn’t be frightened by these things. The Iranian people aren’t influenced by this kind of talk. They don’t fear a just confrontation,” Bloomberg reported quoting Khamenei as saying.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that the country is equally prepared for a military aggression and a negotiation with the United States.

“We can achieve a fair and equitable deal to ensure no nuclear weapons. This mutually beneficial outcome is possible even in a short period of time. On the other hand, there may be miscalculation and even aggression. Iran is equally prepared for that scenario,” Araghchi told CNN.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Amid heated exchanges between Iran and the United States, Qatar's foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani paid an unannounced visit to Tehran on Saturday as he held talks on “safeguarding regional peace and stability” with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and the secretary of its Supreme National Security Council.

Nearly a week ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was ready to take on a facilitating role between Iran and the US.

Iran-US tensions live updates: As Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned of a regional war if US carried out an attack, the country also added that Israel would be a possible target in the event along with US military bases in the region.

Tehran has earlier acted on such threats in the past by attacking facilities hosting American forces in Iraq and Qatar.

Trump signaled Khamenei’s threat didn’t surprise him and said he’s hopeful that “we’ll make a deal.”

“Of course you’re going to say that,” Trump told reporters Sunday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “But we have the biggest, most powerful ships in the world over there, very close, a couple of days.”

“If we don’t make a deal, then we’ll find out whether or not he was right,” he said, referring to Khamenei’s war warning. On Saturday, Trump said Iran and the US are engaged in talks.

(With AFP inputs)

Iran-US tensions live updates: Although US President Donald Trump confirmed that a dialogue was taking place between the country and Iran, he did not withdraw his earlier threats.

“We'll see what happens,” news agency AFP reported quoting Trump as he said on Sunday.

The US president previously said he believed Iran would make a deal over its nuclear and missile programmes rather than face military action.

Tehran said it is ready for nuclear talks if its missile and defence capabilities are not on the agenda.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, Tehran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that he was concerned about "miscalculations" but said he believed Trump was "wise enough to make the correct decision".

Noting that Iran has lost trust in the United States as a negotiating partner, he added that some countries in the region were acting as intermediaries to rebuild trust.

“So I see the possibility of another talk if the US negotiation team follows what President Trump said: to come to a fair and equitable deal to ensure that there is no nuclear weapons,” Araghchi said as he spoke on an interview with CNN.

Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he hoped for a deal with Iran after the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's stern warning that any US attack would spark 'regional war'.

“Of course he is going to say that,” Trump told reporters when asked about Khamenei's warning.

“Hopefully we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find out whether or not he was right,” he said.

(With AFP inputs)

Iran-US tensions live updates: US General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Israeli armed forces chief of staff Eyal Zamir held talks at the Pentagon on Friday, Reuters reported quoting US officials.

Further details on the closed-door discussions between the officials were not disclosed.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Lebanon said one person was killed and several others wounded in Israeli strikes in the country's south on Sunday, as Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets.

Despite a November 2024 truce that sought to end more than a year of hostilities including two months of all-out war between Israel and the Iran-backed group, Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon and has maintained troops in five areas it deems strategic.

Lebanon's health ministry said one person was killed and three others wounded, including a 16-year-old boy, in an Israeli strike in Ebba in the Nabatiyeh district, which is located in the country's south.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iranian protester Erfan Soltani has been released on bail, his lawyer said. The release comes after the US warned he was due to be executed though Tehran denied he had been sentenced to death. The 26-year-old "was released yesterday (Saturday) and recieved all of his belongings including his cellphone", lawyer Amir Mousakhani told AFP, adding that a bail of "two billion tomans" (around $12,600) was paid for his release.

Iran-US tensions live updates: While speaking on the ongoing US-Iran tensions, Donald Trump said, "We do have very big, powerful ships heading in Iran's direction."

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that recent anti-government protests that saw killings and vandalism were akin to "a coup". "They (rioters) attacked the police, government centres, IRGC centres, banks, and mosques, and burned the Koran... It was like a coup," Khamenei said, adding that "the coup was suppressed". "Just as the recent sedition was not the first sedition in Tehran, it will not be the last sedition, and such incidents may be repeated in the future," he added.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any attack by the US would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on recent nationwide protests.

The comments from Khamenei are the most-direct threat he’s made so far as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and associated American warships are in the Arabian Sea, sent by Trump there after Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. He's repeatedly said Iran wants to negotiate and has brought up Tehran's nuclear program as another issue he wants to see resolved.

Iran-US tensions live updates: In his recent remarks amid tensions with the United States, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei likened the recent protests and unrest in the country to a “coup.”

"They (rioters) attacked the police, government centres, IRGC centres, banks, and mosques, and burned the Koran... It was like a coup," Khamenei said, adding that "the coup was suppressed".

"Just as the recent sedition was not the first sedition in Tehran, it will not be the last sedition, and such incidents may be repeated in the future," he added further.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iranian officials have told Reuters that the IRGC will not be carrying out a military exercise in the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier this week, it was reported that the IRGC will be carrying out a naval drill in the strait amid tensions with the United States. However, speaking to Reuters, Iranian officials have now denied this exercise.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Amid tensions between Iran and the US, a report by Wall Street Journal claims that Washington needs to better prepare its forces in case Tehran retaliates.

The report also quotes US officials as saying that airstrikes on Iran are not imminent, as the Pentagon is still deploying additional air defense systems.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Two people were killed and a residential building was destroyed in an explosion on Saturday that ripped through Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. The blast was likely caused by a gas leak, Al Jazeera reported citing local officials and state media.

The blast happened amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Shortly after warning of a regional war, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed that Washington wishes to “occupy Iran”.

“America wants to swallow Iran… the nation and Islamic Republic are the obstacle. Iranian oil, gas, rich mines, strategic and geographical location all attractive,” Khamenei said as per local reports, adding that the US wishes to 'occupy the country'.

Iran-US tensions live updates: The European Union marked a symbolic shift in its approach to Iran's leadership on Thursday by designating the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, following what turned out to be the Islamic Republic's bloodiest crackdown of protests since its establishment in 1979.

"By trying to hit the Revolutionary Guards... the Europeans actually shot themselves in the foot and once again made a decision against the interests of their people by blindly obeying the Americans," the speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told his fellow lawmakers, who all wore Revolutionary Guards uniforms in support of the elite force.

Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump is allowing Iran some time to withdraw from possible confrontation, but will not remain patient indefinitely, Washington’s ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.

“The ball’s in their court, but President Trump is not going to be forever patient on this,” he told Fox News.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran's supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a "coup", warning that any US attack on the Islamic republic following Washington's military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war.

"They (rioters) attacked the police, government centres, IRGC centres, banks, and mosques, and burned the Koran... It was like a coup," Khamenei said, adding that "the coup was suppressed".

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said American officials have often spoken about war in the past. He said they refer to aircraft carriers and planes while claiming that “all options are on the table,” including the use of military force.

Khamenei also slammed US President Donald Trump, saying that he often talks about the US bringing in ships, but added that Iranians should not feel threatened by such actions.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: “If Americans start a war this time, it will be a regional conflict”, reported Tasnim news agency.

Iran and the United States have been trading warnings and threats of potential military action for weeks.

Tehran's response to the protests have led US President Donald Trump to threaten to intervene, dispatching an aircraft carrier group to the region.