The Iranian leader threatened an immediate response to a potential attack as fears of renewed war mount. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged a stern military reaction to potential U.S. and Israel strikes. Meanwhile regional leaders called for calm Saturday.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday ordered the country's armed forces to respond immediately and effectively to any threat, to achieve maximum deterrence, according to Iranian media.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told military commanders that any renewed attack by the U.S. and Israel “must be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations,” according to a statement from his office as reported Saturday by Axios.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jockeying to stay in power, and President Trump is in a tough midterm fight, yet Iran’s leaders do not expect a major shift in Israeli or U.S. policy.

Seven months after the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran, the Iranian president stood on a podium in New York to tell President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic “will not bow down.

President Trump warned that the United States could strike Iran’s remaining targets within minutes, while accusing Tehran of backing away from agreements and reiterating that the regime will never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.

The US-Israel war on Iran continues to fuel tensions across the Middle East, with diplomatic efforts to end the conflict unfolding alongside fresh mi