00:00A chilling escalation from Tehran.
00:27Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack will trigger immediate retaliation, without warning.
00:36Unlike the last confrontation, officials say there will be no advance notice to Qatar or other neighbors hosting American forces.
00:45The message from Supreme Leader Ali Khomeini?
00:48If war begins, the entire region becomes the battlefield.
00:52Speaking in Tehran, the 86-year-old leader delivered his most direct warning yet.
00:59Khomeini said any U.S. strike would ignite a regional war, making American bases across the Gulf legitimate targets.
01:08His remarks come as the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Group operates in the Arabian Sea, sent by President Trump after Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests.
01:19Iran has scheduled live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point for a fifth of global oil trade.
01:29U.S. Central Command has warned Tehran not to threaten American warships or disrupt commercial shipping.
01:36Even a miscalculation here could send energy markets and militaries into chaos.
01:42From Florida, President Trump paired diplomacy with intimidation.
01:48He boasted of the biggest, most powerful ships in the world, now near Iran, saying he hopes for a deal, but warned the outcome will be decided soon.
01:59If talks fail, Trump's signaled force remains fully on the table.
02:04The U.S. presence is expanding rapidly.
02:07The Abraham Lincoln strike group, multiple destroyers armed with tomahawks, and roughly 15,000 American personnel are now spread across Central Command.
02:19Patriot and THAAD defenses in Qatar and neighboring states are being reinforced to blunt any Iranian missile response.
02:27Khomeini accused Washington of seeking Iran's oil and resources, not security.
02:33He said past U.S. dominance would never return, and warned Gulf states that hosting American forces could drag them into a conflict they do not control.
02:44Tehran's signal is clear.
02:46Regional allies of Washington would share the cost of war.
02:51Warships are moving in, threats are hardening, and trust is vanishing.
02:56Whether this ends with negotiations or with missiles over the Gulf may depend on the next decision made in Washington and Tehran.
03:05For now, the region is holding its breath, knowing one spark could ignite far more than either side intends.
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