Iran's Supreme Leader Orders Immediate, Unlimited Response to Any Renewed U.S. or Israeli Attack

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told the country's top three military commanders that any renewed U.S. or Israeli attack must draw an immediate and effective response with no geographic limits, to achieve maximum deterrence, according to a statement from his office reported Saturday, the 246th day of the war. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that red lines are a thing of the past. President Donald Trump is weighing new major strikes while backing diplomatic outreach by Vice President J.D. Vance, and Qatari mediators continued talks with Iranian officials in Doha on Saturday. A Qatari newspaper reported a breakthrough on the nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz and financial relief, though other reports indicated little progress. On Friday, Trump told a Kansas City radio station the war would be wrapped up soon and demanded a guarantee against an Iranian nuclear weapon. Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said Iran's navy was destroyed and Hormuz shipping lanes were clear of mines, while Tehran said several vessels had struck mines. Brent crude closed Friday at $113.40.

Right-leaning Newsmax keeps it brief, headlining Khamenei's retaliation warning amid growing war fears and relying on Iran's IRNA news agency, which quoted him saying any kind and level of threat should meet an immediate response at a military meeting. Its excerpt has no U.S. officials or diplomacy. Left-leaning CBS News headlines the warning but leads with Trump's remarks that the war will end soon and with Cooper's claims about the navy, the blockade and 1.5 billion barrels of Gulf exports. Raw Story calls the warning a dark new threat, a more charged framing, though its provided text has no detail. Both sides report the warning; they differ in sourcing, Iranian state media versus U.S. officials. The American Conservative and Axios add Araghchi, the Qatar talks and fuel prices.