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Khamenei warns renewed US strikes would widen the war

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on 4 November 2026 that another US attack would lead to a wider war. In a written statement separately reported by Reuters and AFP, he also rejected the idea that a change of congressional majority would alter US policy towards Iran.

The message followed the US midterm elections. Khamenei portrayed American hostility as unaffected by shifts between Democrats and Republicans and rejected concessions to Washington.

These are the Iranian leader’s position and warning. The statement neither announces a diplomatic agreement nor establishes that a new military operation has begun.

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