US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Tensions between the US and Iran have sharply intensified after the Washington struck three Iranian oil tankers in waters around Iran. Tehran has now warned that any further attack on its interests or security will trigger a stronger response, raising fears of another escalation across the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghlibaf issued the warning on Sunday, a day after US forces targeted the tankers following Iranian missile attacks on two US Navy vessels. The American military said its aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer avoided the attacks and reported no US casualties.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Iran Says Response to New Attacks Will Be ‘Faster, Heavier & More Painful’
Ghalibaf warned Washington that Iran would no longer respond to attacks in the same manner as before. “From now on, any attack against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, heavier and more painful response,”
He delivered the warning in a speech published on his Telegram channel after the US strikes on Iranian oil tankers. The statement came after US Central Command said it had disabled two Iranian crude oil carriers and destroyed a third vessel. The US said the tankers formed part of a network that helped finance Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its regional allies.
Iran, however, has described the American attacks as a major escalation and has threatened to widen its military response.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Iran Warns US That Rules of Engagement Have Changed
Ghalibaf said Washington must recognise that the conflict has entered a different phase. He warned that the United States should understand the change “before it is too late”. “The U.S. should understand that the rules of the game in war against Iran have changed before it is too late.”
The warning followed a rapid sequence of attacks involving American and Iranian forces around the Gulf.
Iran said its forces had responded to the US tanker strikes by targeting American-linked vessels, although some of those claims have not been independently verified. The US military, meanwhile, has warned that it will continue imposing costs on Iran if its forces attack American ships.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Iran Rejects ‘Proportionate’ Response to US Attacks
Iran has also rejected the idea that its future military responses will remain limited or proportional to American attacks.
Insisting Tehran’s responses to US strikes would no longer be “proportionate”, he added that “the Americans have surely realised that the era of ‘proportionate responses’ has come to an end”.
The warning signals a tougher Iranian approach as the conflict moves beyond direct attacks on military targets and increasingly involves energy infrastructure and commercial shipping.
The United States has already demonstrated that it is willing to target Iranian oil carriers as part of its wider economic pressure campaign. CENTCOM said its latest strikes targeted three vessels after Iranian forces fired ballistic missiles toward two US Navy ships.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Iran Says Recent Operations Were Only The Beginning
Ghalibaf also sought to portray Iran’s latest military actions as an initial response rather than the end of its campaign.
“Our recent operations against aggressor bases were merely a start. If they have not realised it yet, they must understand before it is too late that the rules of the game have changed.”
His remarks suggest Tehran wants Washington to expect a stronger response if the US continues attacking Iranian interests.
The latest confrontation has already expanded the battlefield beyond conventional military positions. Iranian and US forces have exchanged attacks around maritime routes, while Washington has targeted oil carriers that it says support Iran’s military network.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Strait of Hormuz Major Flashpoint
The Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most sensitive points in the latest US-Iran confrontation.
The waterway is crucial for global energy supplies, and the conflict has already disrupted commercial shipping. Iran has expanded its blacklist of vessels barred from passing through the strait, with the number of restricted ships rising to 56, according to a Reuters report earlier this week.
The latest military exchanges have added another layer of risk. Iran has claimed attacks against vessels using what it calls unauthorised routes, while the US continues operations designed to protect its forces and maintain pressure on Tehran.
The US has also conducted a high-risk mine-clearing operation in the waterway as concerns grow over mines, missiles and drone attacks affecting commercial traffic.
Any major disruption around Hormuz could have consequences far beyond the Middle East because of the strait’s importance to international oil and gas shipments.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Ghalibaf Says Iran Will Withstand US Economic Pressure
Ghalibaf also sought to reassure Iranians that Tehran could withstand the economic pressure coming from Washington.
He said Iran would overcome the US economic campaign just as it had dealt with American pressure on the military and diplomatic fronts.
The United States has increasingly used economic and maritime pressure alongside military operations. The strikes on Iranian tankers represent a direct attempt to hit an important source of revenue for Tehran.
Washington has argued that the targeted vessels were connected to a shadow network that helps finance the IRGC and regional proxy groups. CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said the US would impose an even higher economic cost if Iran continued attacking American ships.
US-Israel-Iran War Live News: What’s Next?
The immediate focus will remain on whether Iran follows through on its threat of a stronger military response. The latest escalation has created several possible flashpoints, including US and Iranian naval operations, oil tankers, the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian energy infrastructure.
Iran has already claimed that it struck an unmanned US vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz. The claim came after the US attacks on the three Iranian oil tankers and added another layer to the rapidly escalating confrontation.
For Washington, the priority remains protecting American military assets and maintaining pressure on Iran. For Tehran, the latest statements show that its leadership wants to demonstrate that attacks on Iranian interests will carry a higher cost.
