This mix of images created on June 21, 2025 exhibits (from left) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran’s Supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and United States President Donald Trump. — Picture by Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump stated Friday he had saved Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out on the supreme chief for ingratitude, declaring he would order extra bombing if the nation tried to pursue nuclear weapons.
In a rare outburst on his Reality Social platform, Trump blasted Tehran for claiming to have gained its battle with Israel and stated he was halting work on doable sanctions reduction.
Trump stated the US would bomb Iran once more “with out query” if the nation was nonetheless capable of enrich uranium to the grade required for nuclear weapons following US strikes.
The US president accused the Iranian chief of ingratitude after Khamenei stated in a defiant message that experiences of injury to nuclear websites from the US bombings had been exaggerated, and stated Iran had overwhelmed Israel and dealt Washington a “slap.”
“I knew EXACTLY the place he was sheltered, and wouldn’t let Israel, or the U.S. Armed Forces, by far the Best and Most Highly effective within the World, terminate his life,” Trump posted.
“I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH, and he doesn’t need to say, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP!’”
Trump additionally stated that he had been working in current days on the doable elimination of sanctions towards Iran, one in every of Tehran’s long-term calls for.
“However no, as an alternative I get hit with an announcement of anger, hatred, and disgust, and instantly dropped all work on sanction reduction, and extra,” Trump added, exhorting Iran to return to the negotiating desk.
Iran has denied it’s set to renew nuclear talks with the US, after Trump stated at a NATO summit in The Hague that negotiations had been set to start once more subsequent week.
Its authorities on Friday rejected a request by Rafael Grossi, the director of the UN’s Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company, to go to amenities bombed by Israel and the US, saying it recommended “malign intent.”
International Minister Abbas Araghchi hit out at Grossi personally in a put up on X for not talking out towards the air strikes, accusing him of an “astounding betrayal of his duties.”
‘Beat to hell’
Trump’s particular envoy Steve Witkoff had expressed hope “for a complete peace settlement.”
Requested earlier in a White Home press convention whether or not he would contemplate recent air strikes if final week’s sorties weren’t profitable in ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Trump stated: “Certain. With out query. Completely.”
Trump added that Khamenei and Iran “received beat to hell” within the hostilities involving the US and Israel and that “it was a good time to finish it.”
Within the Reality Social put up, the US president accused Khamenei of “blatantly and foolishly” saying Iran gained the 12-day battle with Israel, including: “As a person of nice religion, he isn’t purported to lie.”
The confrontation comes as a fragile ceasefire holds within the battle, which erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a bombing marketing campaign that it stated aimed to cease its adversary from creating a nuclear weapon.
“Israel acted on the final doable second towards an imminent menace towards it, the area and the worldwide group,” Israeli International Minister Gideon Saar wrote Friday on X.
“The worldwide group now has an obligation to forestall, by any efficient means, the world’s most excessive regime from acquiring probably the most harmful weapon.”
Hypothesis had swirled in regards to the destiny of Khamenei earlier than his first look because the ceasefire — a televised speech on Thursday.
Khamenei hailed what he described as Iran’s “victory” over Israel, vowing by no means to yield to US stress.
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“The American president exaggerated occasions in uncommon methods, and it turned out that he wanted this exaggeration,” Khamenei stated, rejecting Trump’s claims Iran’s nuclear program had been set again by a long time. /das
