Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any potential U.S. strike on the country would result in a full-scale “regional war”....“If they start a war, this time it will be a regional war,” said Khamenei on Sunday (1 Feb) live on Iranian state TV. He also insisted that Iran would not initiate hostilities. . “We are not the instigators and we do not seek to attack any country. But the Iranian nation will deliver a firm blow to anyone who attacks or harasses it,” he said. Khamenei also defended the suppression of civilian protests, labeling demonstrators part of a “coup.” Iran’s parliament joined in, designating all European Union militaries as terrorist groups in response to the E.U. labeling the Revolutionary Guard a terror organization. . The address comes as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group arrived in the CENTCOM AoR to augment the already sizable U.S. presence in the region....at the same time, President Trump said Iran is “seriously” negotiating toward a...