Iran protests entered day 24 with 4,519 confirmed deaths. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs security forces amid nationwide demonstrations.

Gulf states hosting American bases are concerned they would be the first targets for retaliation—Iranian missiles or drone attacks from the Tehran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.  When the U.S. and Israel struck Iran in June 2025,

Just weeks after thousands of Iranians were killed in a brutal crackdown on dissent, life in the capital appeared to be back in full swing here on Tuesday. But the air of normality masks an uneasy truth – that many here feel trapped between the Iranian government’s rhetoric and US President Donald Trump’s threats of military action.

The Trump administration has targets but no endgame.

Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismaeil Baghaei said countries in the region understand that any threat or instability targeting Iran would inevitably produce spillover effects beyond its borders.

For nearly half a century, Iran has prepared for a war with the United States. Unable to match America’s military power, Tehran has instead focused on ways to impose heavy costs that could shake the Middle East and the global economy.

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Iran's supreme leader has warned that any U.S. attack, as has been threatened by President Trump, would trigger a 'regional war' in the Mideast.