In a strongly worded message released Tuesday morning published on various social media platforms, Arafa declared that diplomacy had ended and warned Washington that it had crossed a “red line.”
Iran’s newly declared Supreme Leader, Alireza Arafa, has issued a fiery statement vowing retaliation against the United States and Israel following what Tehran describes as an unprovoked military assault on its territory.
In a strongly worded message released Tuesday morning published on various social media platforms, Arafa declared that diplomacy had ended and warned Washington that it had crossed a “red line.”
“The time for negotiations is over. The United States has chosen to cross the red line, the line of irreparable harm,” he said.
“By launching this war, they have signed their own death warrant: they don’t know when or how the axe will fall, but we hold the reins.”
The statement comes days after coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted Iranian military installations and strategic infrastructure, marking a dramatic escalation in already fraught relations between Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv.
The strikes followed months of mounting tension over Iran’s regional influence, missile development and alleged nuclear activities.
Washington has long accused Tehran of backing armed proxy groups across the Middle East and destabilising the region — accusations Iranian officials have repeatedly denied.
The latest military action was widely described by Iranian authorities as “unprovoked,” with officials insisting that Iran had not initiated hostilities.
Arafa dismissed Western claims that the strikes were pre-emptive measures against a nuclear threat.
“They brandish the nuclear specter like a scarecrow, blinded by their arrogance,” he said.
“They have no idea of the true extent of our power or what we are prepared to unleash.”
