Tehran warned Tuesday that any attack on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Ali Khamenei would result in a declaration of jihad, or holy war — as its military leader dismissed President Trump’s threat of strikes as “noise.

The country has faced sanctions, isolation, demands for political and social change, a recent war against Israel, and pressure from the United States.

Pahlavi’s latest message was delivered against the backdrop of an unusual breach of Iranian state broadcasting. Anti-regime activists reported on Sunday that they had hacked Iran’s Badr satellite, allowing them to interrupt state television transmissions and broadcast Pahlavi’s message calling for continued resistance to clerical rule.

With his room for maneuver shrinking fast, he faces a climbdown on deeply held beliefs to bring relief to his country.

Whether by overthrow or old age, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, will soon need a replacement — but the Islamic Republic lacks an obvious successor.

President Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that continued assassination threats made by leaders in Tehran would be met with the country getting “blown up.” “Well, they shouldn’t be doing it but I’ve left notification,

This follows a similar statement made by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who stated that "Any aggression against Khamenei is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation. " Any attack on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would trigger a declaration of jihad,