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".