{"id":442495,"date":"2026-02-01T08:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/442495\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:57:13","slug":"live-trump-says-big-ships-heading-toward-iran-as-tehran-rejects-talks-under-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/442495\/","title":{"rendered":"Live &#8211; Trump says &#8216;big ships&#8217; heading toward Iran as Tehran rejects talks under threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any war initiated by the United States would spread beyond Iran and turn into a wider regional conflict, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3e5a5d6965a7e9b1b6099b3460cc185d82ca9b39-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei says US war on Iran would trigger regional conflict \" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">\u201cAmerica should know that if it starts a war, this time it will be a regional war,\u201d Khamenei said, dismissing recent US threats as nothing new.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">He said American officials have repeatedly talked about war in the past, citing aircraft carriers and planes while claiming \u201call options are on the table,\u201d including military action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">Khamenei also took aim at US President Donald Trump, saying Trump frequently says the United States has brought in ships, but that Iranians should not be intimidated by such moves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">He said the Iranian people are not swayed by these threats and will not be frightened by US military posturing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">\u201cWe are not the ones to start anything and we do not want to attack any country, but the Iranian nation will deliver a strong punch to anyone who attacks and harasses it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">In the same remarks, Khamenei described the recent unrest in Iran as resembling a coup attempt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">\u201cThe recent sedition was similar to a coup,\u201d he said, adding that it was suppressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__MwAzyW__paragraph\">He said the goal was to damage sensitive and effective centers of governance, alleging that attackers targeted police, government institutions, Revolutionary Guard centers, banks and mosques, and that they set the Quran on fire. 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