Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has suggested that Tehran could expand the ongoing conflict by opening additional battlefronts against its adversaries if the war continues.
Khamenei, who assumed leadership after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the ongoing war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, made the remarks in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter).
In the message, the Iranian leader indicated that strategic assessments were being carried out to determine new areas where Iran could exert pressure on its opponents. According to him, “Studies have been conducted regarding opening other fronts where the enemy has minimal experience and where it would be highly vulnerable. Should the war continue, activation of such fronts will be carried out based on certain interests.”