Mojtaba Khamenei orders response to renewed attacks — SkimNews
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- Mojtaba Khamenei warned on October 31 that if his enemies launched military or terrorist attacks again, Iran’s armed forces and nation would determine the time and conditions for ending them.
- Mojtaba Khamenei held his first reported meeting with armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, army chief Amir Hatami and Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi.
- Mojtaba Khamenei ordered commanders to meet any threat with an “immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response.”
- Mojtaba Khamenei directed the military to update its target list to cover all tangible and intangible assets belonging to the “American-Zionist enemy.”
- Mojtaba Khamenei has not been publicly seen since becoming supreme leader, a role he took after his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war’s start in February.
- Qatar sent a delegation to Tehran on October 30 for talks with Iranian officials as diplomatic efforts sought to avert a resumption of fighting.
- JD Vance sent a letter to Iran that Tehran had yet to respond to, according to Iranian media.
Why it matters: Khamenei’s order gives Iran’s military a published standard for any renewed attack: an immediate, geographically unrestricted response, with targets explicitly broadened to intangible as well as tangible assets. The Oct. 30 Qatar delegation and Iran’s unanswered letter from JD Vance underscore that the confrontation also has an active diplomatic channel.
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