Iran urges US 'rationality' as Khamenei orders unrestricted response to any threat

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is ready for serious diplomacy through Qatari mediation, while Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered commanders to answer any threat with an immediate, geographically unrestricted response. This comes amid reports of a possible new US bombing campaign after the midterm elections and fresh Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The talks remain indirect, so the risk of a wider regional war involving Israel, the Gulf states and the United States remains live.