Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father's killing
- Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.
- The US launched more strikes on Iran less than 24 hours after president Donald Trump threatened to “decimate and destroy” the country in the event of his assassination, inviting retaliatory attacks on its facilities across the Gulf.
- Now they pay,” defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday night after Centcom confirmed that its forces had conducted strikes in response to an alleged Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Confirmed
- Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.
Unverified
- The US launched more strikes on Iran less than 24 hours after president Donald Trump threatened to “decimate and destroy” the country in the event of his assassination, inviting retaliatory attacks on its facilities across the Gulf.
- Now they pay,” defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday night after Centcom confirmed that its forces had conducted strikes in response to an alleged Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Sources: France 24, The Independent