Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has warned that any new American attack on Iran would draw a response on a much wider scale, saying that no change of party in Washington will end US hostility towards Tehran.
In a written message published on Wednesday, 4 November — Iran's National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance, marking the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran — Khamenei said anyone hoping that a political shift in America, or concessions to America, could change its behaviour was "seriously mistaken".
"Those who still harbour even the slightest hope that the behaviour of the hegemonic system might change through partisan or factional shifts, or who imagine that making concessions to the United States can dissuade it from hostility towards the Iranian nation, are seriously mistaken," he said.
THE HORMUZ CLAIM
Khamenei pointed to Iran's handling of the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which a large share of the world's oil passes — saying it had shattered what he called "the myth of America's invincibility". He described Iran's control of the strait and what he called the destruction of American military bases in regional countries as a reaction to US aggression in the war that began in February.
"In the event of a repetition of these aggressions, their dimensions will become much wider," he warned.
He also called for Iran to keep following what he called the strategy of "Iran ever stronger" towards "absolute deterrence", saying national unity and solidarity were the main elements of success. "The US sees the end of its hegemony as distant; we see it as near," he said.
WHY THE WARNING COMES NOW
The message came a day after the US midterm elections, in which President Donald Trump's Republican Party lost control of Congress. Trump himself has acknowledged that the ongoing war with Iran contributed to his party's poor performance, while Iran's leadership welcomed the result as a rejection of the war by American voters.
At the same time, tensions remain high. US officials have warned that Washington could carry out a short but intensive military campaign against Iran after the midterms, and American forces carried out limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island on Tuesday. Last week, Khamenei ordered Iran's Revolutionary Guards to prepare an "immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted" response to any future attack by the US or Israel, and an adviser to the Guards' commander said Iran would hit targets beyond US bases if Gulf states allowed Washington to launch attacks from their territory.
In Tehran on Wednesday, Iranians held a rally in front of the former US embassy to mark the anniversary, carrying anti-US placards and portraits of Khamenei — a sign that, whatever happens in Washington, Tehran is preparing its public for a long confrontation rather than a quick settlement.
Whether the warning deters a new American campaign or becomes the prelude to one is now the central question in the Gulf — and the answer will shape oil routes, regional alliances and the war that has already shaken the Middle East this year.
Sources: Al Jazeera (4 November 2026); Mehr News Agency (4 November 2026); The Jerusalem Post / Reuters (4 November 2026); The Week (4 November 2026); Outlook India (4 November 2026).
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ROMAN URDU VERSION:
Iran ke Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ne khabardar kiya hai ke America ki taraf se Iran par koi naya hamla hua to is ka jawab pehle se kahin zyada wasee paimane par diya jayega, aur Washington ki dushmani kisi siyasi tabdeeli se khatam nahi hogi.
Wednesday, 4 November ko jari honay walay tehreeri paigham mein — jo Iran ke "Global Arrogance ke khilaf jang" ke qomi din par aaya, 1979 mein Tehran mein American sifarat khane par qabze ki barsi par — Khamenei ne kaha ke jo log samajhte hain ke America mein kisi party ki tabdeeli, ya America ko riayat dene se, us ka rawaiya badal jayega, wo "sakht ghalti" par hain.
Unhon ne Strait of Hormuz ka zikr karte hue kaha ke is aabi guzargah par Iran ke control ne "America ki na-qabil-e-shikast honay ki myth" ko tor diya hai. Un ka kehna tha ke agar America ne dobara hamla kiya to is ke "dimensions kahin zyada wasee" honge.
Ye paigham US midterm elections ke agle din aaya, jin mein Sadr Donald Trump ki Republican Party ko Congress mein shikast hui. Trump ne khud tasleem kiya hai ke Iran ke saath jaari jang ne un ki party ki kharab karkardagi mein kirdar ada kiya. Is ke bawajood kashidgi barqarar hai: American hakam ne midterms ke baad Iran ke khilaf mukhtasar lekin shadeed foji muham ki warning di hai, aur Tuesday ko Qeshm Island par mehdood hamle bhi hue.
Tehran mein Wednesday ko logon ne purane American sifarat khane ke samne rally nikali — is baat ka ishara ke Iran lambi kashidgi ke liye tayyar hai, jald sulah ke liye nahi.
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