India, Oct. 31 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has warned the United States and Israel against launching fresh attacks, saying Iran's armed forces and people would decide when and how to respond if hostilities resume.

"If the enemies once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it is the armed forces of the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation that will determine the time and conditions for ending them," a statement attributed to Khamenei and published on his website on Saturday said, AFP reported.

The warning comes amid threats from the United States and Israel of a possible return to military strikes against Iran.

According to the statement, Khamenei ordered the commanders to ensure that "any level or type of threat ...