Axios reported that Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, told the country's top three military commanders that a renewed attack by the United States and Israel must be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations. According to a statement from his office, the directive is intended to achieve "maximum deterrence," the outlet reported.
Axios described the gathering as the first publicly disclosed meeting between Khamenei and all the top commanders, but the text of its summary breaks off at that point. The remainder of that description could not be confirmed from the available text.
Barak Ravid wrote the Axios report, which was published on October 31, 2026. The available text does not give the date or location of the meeting, and it does not describe the timing of any attack that the directive addresses.
No other outlet's report on the statement was available for this story, so the account rests on Axios and on the statement from the Supreme Leader's office that the outlet cited. Axios's summary links the directive to any renewed attack by the United States and Israel, but it does not describe any specific attack beyond that wording. Further detail on the commanders' response, or on any official reaction, was not included in the material reviewed for this report.
Sources: Axios: Iran's supreme leader orders "maximum" response to any U.S. attack.