Mojtaba Khamenei stories

Oct 31, 2026

Iran's Khamenei orders military to prepare expanded retaliation plans against US and Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered military commanders to prepare for renewed confrontation with the US and Israel, directing them to update target lists to include 'all tangible and intangible assets' and warning of an 'immediate, unrestricted response' to any attack.

Oct 31, 20265 sources

Oct 28, 2026

Vance tells Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei nuclear program must be part of negotiations

Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's national security chief Mohsen Rezaei stressing that any negotiations to avert U.S. military strikes must include discussions on Iran's nuclear program. The outreach comes as an 11th-hour effort to restart peace talks ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.

Oct 28, 20269 sources

Top claims

▪Qatari diplomats held more than 12 hours of negotiations with Iranian officials in Tehran on October 30, 2026, before continuing talks in Doha on October 31, 2026
▪Iran's state-affiliated Tasnim news agency stated that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's directive to prepare an immediate, geographically unrestricted response officially shifted Iran from a regional war doctrine to a war without geographical limitations
▪Tehran's baseline proposal for negotiations requires reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for returning to the June 2026 memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, lifting the U.S. maritime blockade, and waiving oil sanctions

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