Iran, Ali Khamenei and Israel
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Khamenei has condemned the attacks and promised to retaliate, saying Israel had "sealed for itself a bitter and painful destiny."
In a post on X, Israel Defence Forces have said, ‘Wartime Chief of Staff Ali Shadmani, Khamenei's closest military adviser, was killed in an airstrike in central Tehran, following precise intelligence’.
Al-Monitor on MSN22h
Khamenei, Iran's political survivor, faces ultimate testIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly called President Trump at Iran's urging to address the attacks between itself and Israel.
When pressed on previous reports alleging that US President Donald Trump rejected Israel's plan to target Khamenei due to concerns that it would escalate the conflict, Netanyahu said, "It's not going to escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict."
An Israeli cabinet minister accused Iran's Supreme Leader of targeting Israeli civilians with airstrikes. Israel claims to have gained aerial dominance faster than expected, while the Iranian leader vowed retaliation against Israel's actions.
The Times of Israel on MSN2d
Assassinating Khamenei ‘not off limits,’ Israeli official tells the Wall Street JournalAssassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is “not off limits” for Israel as it continues its strikes against Iranian nuclear and military sites, an Israeli official tells The Wall Street Journal.
Following Israeli strikes that targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed General Abdolrahim Mousavi as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, succeeding General Mohammad Bagheri,
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