Iran-US war news: Amid escalating tensions and fresh military exchanges between Iran and the United States, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday issued a blistering statement, terming US President Donald Trump’s signature on the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two countries last month as “worthless and invalid”.
Mojtaba Khamenei warns of ‘unforgettable lessons’ for US
In his latest statement, Mojtaba Khamenei said the “Satan” US seeks to incite war in the region, and vowed that Iran will teach “unforgettable lessons” to the “American enemy”.
“Now that the American enemy seeks to incite war and bear its most serious consequences, it should know that the dear Iranian nation and the axis of resistance have unforgettable lessons to offer it,” Khamenei said, according to Iranian state media.
Iran suspends MoU commitments amid US violations
Khamenei’s remarks come amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announcing earlier in the day that his country has officially suspended adhering to its commitments to the 14-point MoU, citing violations by the US.
“We were in negotiations. Unfortunately, the Americans themselves took these aggressive actions, violating their commitments under the memorandum of understanding in this regard. Practically, America has trampled on all its commitments and suspended them all,” he said, according to Fars News agency.
“We have also suspended all our commitments under that memorandum of understanding, known as the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, and we are not currently fulfilling those obligations,” added.
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50 killed in Iran in fresh US strikes
According to Iranian media reports, at least 50 people have been killed, and more than 500 injured in the fresh wave of US military strikes this month, even as US Central Command said early Saturday that its seventh straight night of strikes hit “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”.
Earlier in the day, Iran issued a chilling warning to Gulf states which host US military facilities as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a power station and a water desalination plant in Kuwait on Saturday morning,
First published on: Jul 18, 2026 11:41 PM IST
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