On Friday, June 28, US President Donald Trump said he had prevented the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but he was received with "ingratitude."
Then he threatened that if Iran sought nuclear weapons, he would order more strikes.
Trump said he was stopping talks on potential sanctions relief and attacked Tehran for announcing victory over Israel in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform.
Following recent US attacks, Trump declared that if Iran restarted refining uranium to weapons-grade levels, the US would bomb it again with "no hesitation."
Then he threatened that if Iran sought nuclear weapons, he would order more strikes.
Trump said he was stopping talks on potential sanctions relief and attacked Tehran for announcing victory over Israel in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform.
Following recent US attacks, Trump declared that if Iran restarted refining uranium to weapons-grade levels, the US would bomb it again with "no hesitation."
Following statements by the Iranian leader downplaying the damage caused by the attacks and gloating that Iran had vanquished Israel and given Washington a "slap," the president accused Khamenei of being insensitive.
Trump added, "I would not allow Israel or the U.S. Armed Forces—the greatest and most powerful in the world—to end his life because I knew EXACTLY where he was sheltered."
He doesn't even need to say, "Thank you, President Trump," because I saved him from an extremely repulsive and ignominious death.
Trump added, "I would not allow Israel or the U.S. Armed Forces—the greatest and most powerful in the world—to end his life because I knew EXACTLY where he was sheltered."
He doesn't even need to say, "Thank you, President Trump," because I saved him from an extremely repulsive and ignominious death.
Trump disclosed that he had been thinking about lifting sanctions on Iran, something Tehran has long demanded, but he abandoned the plan in response to Khamenei's uncompromising remarks.
Trump urged Iran to return to the bargaining table, saying, "Instead I get hit with a statement of anger, hatred, and disgust, so I immediately stopped all work on sanction relief."
Trump urged Iran to return to the bargaining table, saying, "Instead I get hit with a statement of anger, hatred, and disgust, so I immediately stopped all work on sanction relief."
Contrary to Trump's earlier remarks at a NATO conference in The Hague that suggested new negotiations could start next week, Iran has rejected that it intends to resume nuclear talks with Washington.
Rafael Grossi, the director of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also asked Tehran to examine sites that had recently been the subject of US and Israeli bombings, but Tehran turned him down. Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, called Grossi's failure to denounce the attacks a "astounding betrayal" of his duties.
Rafael Grossi, the director of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also asked Tehran to examine sites that had recently been the subject of US and Israeli bombings, but Tehran turned him down. Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, called Grossi's failure to denounce the attacks a "astounding betrayal" of his duties.
Trump responded, "Sure," when asked at a White House press conference if he would authorize additional airstrikes if earlier ones were unsuccessful in stopping Iran's nuclear aspirations. Definitely. Of course.
In addition, Trump mocked Khamenei's assertions of triumph, claiming that Iran "got beat to hell" in the most recent fighting. He remarked, "It was a great time to end it."
In addition, Trump mocked Khamenei's assertions of triumph, claiming that Iran "got beat to hell" in the most recent fighting. He remarked, "It was a great time to end it."
"As a man of great faith, he [Khamenei] is not supposed to lie, yet he blatantly and foolishly claims Iran won the 12-day war with Israel," Trump said in his posts.
After a confrontation that began on June 13 when Israel launched airstrikes it claimed were meant to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, the war of words comes after a precarious ceasefire.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar wrote on X, "Israel took decisive action against a serious threat to itself, the region, and the world." "The international community must now stop the most radical regime in the world from obtaining the most dangerous weapon in the world, no matter what the cost."
After a confrontation that began on June 13 when Israel launched airstrikes it claimed were meant to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, the war of words comes after a precarious ceasefire.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar wrote on X, "Israel took decisive action against a serious threat to itself, the region, and the world." "The international community must now stop the most radical regime in the world from obtaining the most dangerous weapon in the world, no matter what the cost."
In a televised speech Thursday, Khamenei made his first public appearance since the ceasefire, announcing Iran's "victory" over Israel and promising never to give in to pressure from the United States.
Khamenei denied Trump's assertion that Iran's nuclear program had been delayed by decades, saying, "The American president exaggerated events in unusual ways—it seems he needed this exaggeration."
Khamenei denied Trump's assertion that Iran's nuclear program had been delayed by decades, saying, "The American president exaggerated events in unusual ways—it seems he needed this exaggeration."
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