Iranian parliament warns of jihad if Supreme Leader is attacked, ISNA

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January 20, 2026 8:38 AM EST

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

DUBAI, Jan ⁠20 (Reuters) - ⁠Any ‍attack on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ‍Khamenei would trigger a ​declaration of jihad, or holy ​war, the Iranian Students News Agency quoted Iran's national security parliamentary commission ​as saying on Tuesday.

Tensions between Iran and ​the United States have grown following ‌a severe crackdown of protests across Iran, which U.S. ​President Donald trump ⁠warned could lead to a response ‌from Washington.

"Any attack on the Supreme Leader means a ‌declaration of war with the entire ‌Islamic world and must await the issuance of a Jihad ‍decree by Islamic scholars and the response ⁠of Islam's soldiers in all parts of the world," the parliamentary commission said.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom)


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