- Ali Larijani promised the United States and Israel a hard and unforgettable retribution.
- Larijani called the Israelis Zionist criminals and the Americans shameless aggressors.
- Reuters sources reported the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Iran’s state media dismissed reports of the leader’s death as psychological warfare.
Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, vowed on Saturday that Iran would teach the United States and Israel an “unforgettable lesson.” after they carried out waves of attacks on Iran, in which, according to several media outlets, including Reuters, the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was also killed. TASR writes about it with reference to the AFP agency.
“We will make Zionist criminals and shameless Americans regret it,” written by Larižání on X. “The brave soldiers and the great nation of Iran will teach the international oppressors an unforgettable lesson,” he added.
The Reuters agency and several Israeli media reported the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday evening, citing their sources. after Saturday’s strikes by Israel and the United States. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said shortly before that there were increasing indications of Khamenei’s death.
However, Iran’s Tasnim and Mehr news agencies reported that the supreme leader is “steadfastly and resolutely in command in the field.” In the wake of the news of Khamenei’s death, state media wrote that “the enemy is resorting to psychological warfare, everyone should be aware of this.” The British newspaper The Guardian reminds that so far there is no official confirmation of Khamenei’s fate. There is a strong incentive for both sides to control statements about whether he is dead or alive, the Guardian notes.
