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‘Attack on our great leader means full-scale war,’ Iran’s president warns US

News DeskLast Updated: 18 January 2026, 10:31 PM ISTShare Iran’s President has issued a stark warning, declaring that any attack on the country’s “great leader” would be considered an act of full-scale war Masoud Pezeshkian | Photo: Getty ImagesTehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned the US on Sunday that any attack on the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would mean a declaration of war. "An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation," Pezeshkian said in a post on X in an apparent response to US President Donald Trump saying it was time to look for a new leader in Iran. Meanwhile, some internet access has been restored in Iran 238 hours after authorities imposed a shutdown on January 8 over mounting protests, a monitor said on Sunday, noting ordinary connectivity remained "disrupted".

‘Attack on our great leader means full-scale war,’ Iran’s president warns US

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  • Also read: The battle for perception: How protesters are caught between Iran’s two clashing narratives "Traffic data indicate a significant return to some online services, including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled, corroborating user reports of partial restoration," Netblocks said in a social media post.
  • The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on Sunday that despite the continued widespread internet blackout and intense security pressure, confirmed figures show that the total number of verified deaths has reached 3,308, with another 4,382 cases still under review.
  • So far, 2,107 people with severe injuries have been identified, and the arrest of at least 24,266 individuals has been confirmed.
  • Also read: ‘Islamic Republic will fall... I'm calling for a surgical strike’: Reza Pahlavi On this day, the Leader of the Islamic Republic for the first time acknowledged that "several thousand people" had been killed during the protests.
  • The release of new images from forensic medicine centres, an increase in mass arrests, and the intensification of international reactions were among today's most significant developments, as per HRANA.
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