Iran supreme leader: US military bases in Middle East no longer safe after new strikes
Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, delivered this warning in a message to mark the beginning of the Hajj — an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca — a day after the U.S. military launched “defensive strikes” on southern Iran. “The hands of time do not turn backward, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for American bases,” Khamenei said in his statement. Tehran has repeatedly targeted American bases and energy infrastructure in the region since the strikes began in late February.
- ▪Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, delivered this warning in a message to mark the beginning of the Hajj — an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca — a day after the U.S. military launched “defensive strikes” on southern Iran.
- ▪“The hands of time do not turn backward, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for American bases,” Khamenei said in his statement.
- ▪Tehran has repeatedly targeted American bases and energy infrastructure in the region since the strikes began in late February.
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International Iran supreme leader: US military bases in Middle East no longer safe after new strikes Comments: by Sarah Davis - 05/26/26 8:14 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 05/26/26 8:14 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Peace deal negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran are on shaky ground Tuesday after the Islamic Republic‘s supreme leader warned U.S. bases in the Middle East are no longer safe. Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, delivered this warning in a message to mark the beginning of the Hajj — an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca — a day after the U.S. military launched “defensive strikes” on southern Iran.
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