{"id":2542280,"date":"2026-01-18T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-vows-all-out-war-if-ayatollah-targeted-after-trump-threats-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T19:35:46","slug":"iran-vows-all-out-war-if-ayatollah-targeted-after-trump-threats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-vows-all-out-war-if-ayatollah-targeted-after-trump-threats-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran vows &#8216;all-out war&#8217; if ayatollah targeted after Trump threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-vows-all-out-war-if-ayatollah-targeted-after-trump-threats-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2542280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran warned it would wage &#8220;all-out war&#8221; if Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were attacked, after President Donald Trump said it was &#8220;time to look for new leadership&#8221; in Tehran. The warning came from reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who unusually adopted a hardline tone, blaming long-standing U.S. sanctions for Iranian hardships and saying any aggression against the supreme leader would be tantamount to war.<\/p>\n<p>Pezeshkian&#8217;s remarks followed Trump&#8217;s Politico comments calling Khamenei a &#8220;sick man&#8221; who should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promised-donors-hed-deport-pro-palestinian-protesters-report\/\" title=\"Report: Trump assured contributors he would expel pro...Palestinian demonstrators\">stop killing people<\/a>.Iran&#8217;s supreme leader has repeatedly accused the U.S. and Israel of fomenting massive protests that began Dec. 28 in response to economic decline. Khamenei has posted that the U.S.must be held &#8220;accountable&#8221; and has vowed not to forgive both internal and international &#8220;criminals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tensions remain high amid an internet blackout and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-intervention-looming-iranian-protests-turn-deadly-multiple-children-dead\/\" title=\"US Intervention Looming? Iranian Protests Turn Deadly, Multiple Children Dead\">brutal government crackdown<\/a> on protesters; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-censored-videos-uncovering-chinas-persecution-of-uighur-muslims-in-xinjiang-province\/\" title=\"YouTube Censored Videos Uncovering China\u2019s Persecution Of Uighur Muslims In Xinjiang Province\">rights groups estimate<\/a> the death toll anywhere from around 500 to more then 12,000. The standoff has prompted aggressive rhetoric on both sides and raised concerns about potential escalation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran vows &lsquo;all-out war&rsquo; if ayatollah targeted after Trump threatens regime change<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2475384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> threatened to wage &ldquo;all-out war&rdquo; if <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> was targeted after President Donald Trump voiced support for regime change in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The newest threat from Iran came from one of the most centrist figures in the regime, the reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. He began his threat by blaming the recent &ldquo;hardship&rdquo; faced by the Iranian people on the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423187\/eu-emergency-meeting-trump-tariffs-greenland\/\">EU to hold emergency meeting after Trump imposes tariffs in bid to acquire Greenland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4421841\/russia-revive-relevance-support-for-iran-after-failure-fight-us-moves-venezuela\/\">Russia tries to revive its relevance with support for Iran after failure to fight US moves in Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423034\/eu-us-trade-deal-imperiled-trump-greenland-threat\/\">EU-US trade deal imperiled after Trump tariff threat over Greenland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4422911\/trump-regime-change-iran-ayatollah-president-guilty-slander-sedition\/\">TRUMP PUSHES REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN AFTER AYATOLLAH DECLARES PRESIDENT &lsquo;GUILTY&rsquo; OF &lsquo;SLANDER&rsquo; AND &lsquo;SEDITION&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the people of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hashtag_click\">#Iran<\/a> face hardship and difficulties in their lives, one of the main reasons for it is the longstanding enmity and inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States government and its allies,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drpezeshkian\/status\/2012909758764790252?s=20\">he said<\/a>. &ldquo;Any aggression against the Supreme Leader of our country is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The words are a rare departure from the usually conciliatory rhetoric of Pezeshkian, one of the more liberal-minded figures of the regime, who has been pushed into defending the increasingly brutal response of the government to recent protests.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came after Trump&rsquo;s threatening comments against Iran to <em>Politico<\/em>, in which he said it was &ldquo;time to look for new leadership in Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The man is a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people,&rdquo; Trump added, referring to Khamenei. &ldquo;His country is the worst place to live anywhere in the world because of poor leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While threats are rare from Pezeshkian, Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader has been issuing them almost daily since massive protests broke out on Dec. 28. Khamenei has repeatedly blamed Israel and the United States for fomenting the protests, which broke out in response to deteriorating economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The US had made extensive preparations to orchestrate this sedition. This sedition was a prelude to even bigger schemes. The Iranian nation defeated the US,&rdquo; he said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/khamenei_ir\/status\/2012560545246073325?s=20\">post<\/a> on X, adding that the U.S. must be held &ldquo;accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4422656\/iran-state-tv-issues-trump-assassination-threat\/\">IRAN STATE TV ISSUES TRUMP ASSASSINATION THREAT FEATURING BUTLER SHOOTING FOOTAGE: &lsquo;THIS TIME IT WON&rsquo;T MISS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not intend to lead the country toward war. However, we will not just let go of the criminals inside the country either. Worse than the internal criminals are the international criminals! We will not let go of them either,&rdquo; Khamenei <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/khamenei_ir\/status\/2012563061828399158?s=20\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions have remained high between the U.S. and Iran since the protests broke out, with Trump threatening intervention if Tehran cracked down on protesters. An internet blackout has made it difficult to parse the exact details, but human rights groups have estimated that anywhere from 500 to over 12,000 protesters were killed in the ensuing crackdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran vows all-out war if Khamenei targeted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2542281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pezeshkian.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6091,32319,3823,41510,54349],"class_list":["post-2542280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ayatollah","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran","tag-military-escalation","tag-us-iran-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pezeshkian.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2542280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2542284,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542280\/revisions\/2542284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2542281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2542280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2542280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2542280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}