In a single weekend, Iran sent wildly mixed signals to the world. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened that any U.S. strike would ignite a full “regional war” and vowed a “firm blow” to anyone who attacks Iran. Yet the IRGC suddenly denied plans for live‑fire naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz. All this came as a deadly Bandar Abbas blast killed four, missiles streaked over Iranian cities, and Donald Trump claimed Tehran is “seriously talking” about a nuclear deal.