Khamenei called for Iran to have "the absolute deterrence" in a message marking "Day of Fighting Global Arrogance," adding that “The US sees the end of its hegemony as distant; we see it as near.”
Israeli intelligence officials told their American counterparts that they believe Iran is rapidly advancing technology that would allow it to mount chemical weapons on missiles.
The island is both a threat and a vulnerability for the Iranian regime; the same geography that allows Iran to threaten shipping in Hormuz also exposes its military infrastructure to US strikes.
Unknown gunmen attacked the terrorists on the base in the Bir-e Sofla School in the village of Bir, in Kahiri district of Konarak County, according to the organization.
Qatar added that there was an agreement to avoid escalation in the region and the gulf, and that both the US and Iran were committed to the mediation process.
Mediators are working to bridge gaps between Tehran and Washington, as overnight US strikes on Qeshm Island and Iran's downing of a US drone threaten to complicate negotiations.
"An American nuclear attack on Iran would set a new precedent," Carlson claimed in a post on X/Twitter a day before the US carried out "defensive" strikes on Qeshm Island.
US officials said the strikes were defensive measures against Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets, and did not appear to signal a resumption of major combat operations.
Trump replied "no" when asked on Monday if he was considering resuming strikes on Iran, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on doing so.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Russian Foreign Ministry both urged all parties to the conflict to focus on political solutions rather than resorting to arms again.
Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Netanyahu while speaking to reporters on Sunday, and that they had discussed Iran but declined to share any further details.
