We’ll Teach US ‘Unforgettable Lessons’— Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a fresh warning to the United States, vowing that Tehran and its allies would teach Washington "unforgettable lessons" as the conflict between the two countries escalates across the Middle East.
Khamenei made the declaration on Saturday after the United States confirmed its first military fatalities since hostilities with Iran resumed. According to the US Central Command, two American service members were killed on Friday while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, while another soldier remains missing.
In a statement broadcast by Iranian state television, Khamenei said the ongoing attacks against Iran had exposed what he described as the “worthlessness of the American president's signature,” referring to the collapse of a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the conflict.
“Now that the American enemy seeks to incite war and bear its most serious consequences, it should know that the dear Iranian nation and the axis of resistance have unforgettable lessons to offer it,” he declared.
The latest exchange of threats came as Iran expanded its military operations across the Gulf region following days of intensified US strikes, which Tehran said targeted civilian infrastructure, including an airport, railway station and bridges.
Authorities in Kuwait accused Iran of striking an oil facility as well as power and water infrastructure, while Bahrain said its air defence systems intercepted multiple Iranian missile and drone attacks. Iran also claimed responsibility for targeting a US military air base in Bahrain.
Jordan also remained under heavy attack, with its military announcing it had intercepted 10 missiles on Saturday after destroying at least three the previous day. Iranian state media reported that Tehran had targeted fuel storage facilities at the US-operated Al-Azraq base.
Iranian military leaders indicated that further escalation could follow.
Senior military adviser to the supreme leader, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, warned that Iran would launch "full-scale offensive operations" if Washington continued its attacks.
"Iran will no longer limit itself to retaliatory, like-for-like responses," Rezaei said, according to Iranian state media.
Diplomatic efforts to revive negotiations have made little progress as both sides continue exchanging military strikes.
US President Donald Trump recently threatened additional attacks on Iranian infrastructure, although Washington has not officially confirmed further operations.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi accused the United States of abandoning previous commitments and insisted Tehran would no longer honour the suspended memorandum of understanding.
"America has violated and stopped all its commitments under that memorandum of understanding, and we have also stopped all our commitments," he said.
Iranian authorities said US strikes have caused mounting civilian casualties and widespread infrastructure damage.
State news agency IRNA reported that attacks in Hormozgan Province killed three people and wounded eight, while officials in Khuzestan Province said US forces struck 95 locations across 12 cities over the past 10 days, leaving eight people dead.
Iran also accused the United States of attacking power facilities and desalination plants, disrupting drinking water supplies to several southern communities. The country's Energy Ministry has urged residents to conserve electricity as the national power grid comes under increasing strain.
According to Iran's Health Ministry, at least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 injured since the latest phase of the conflict began.