Iranian leaders believe renewed US strikes are inevitable, warn Washington against attacking
A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) Iranian leaders believe that a US strike against the country is inevitable, viewing the question not as "if" Washington will launch another attack, but "when" it will happen. According to several regional diplomats who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday following conversations with senior Iranian officials , concerns are growing within Iran’s leadership that the current period of relative calm could be short-lived and that hostilities may resume in the near future. One diplomatic source described the mood in Tehran, saying that the atmosphere in the Iranian capital reflects a widespread expectation that further US strikes are i...