Iran ready to respond to any new attack, supreme leader says

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is ready to respond to any renewed military attack, the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in comments carried by state TV on Wednesday, adding Tehran was

AL-Monitor
Jul 16, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo — WANA NEWS AGENCY

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is ready to respond to any renewed military attack, the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in comments carried by state TV on Wednesday, adding Tehran was capable of giving a bigger blow to adversaries than the one delivered during the 12-day Iran-Israel war last month.

(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi, Dubai newsroom; Editing by Alex Richardson)