Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 17, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters)
DUBAI—Iran’s leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the United States were to attack it, stoking the tension between Washington and Tehran, and it designated EU armies as “terrorist groups” in a retaliatory move.
The United States has ramped up its naval presence in the Middle East after President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Iran with intervention if it did not agree to a nuclear deal or failed to stop killing protesters.
