At an emergency meeting of the Security Council, the UN Secretary-General declared that he could not confirm that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in the attack
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterresstated this Saturday (28) that the attacks against Iran create a situation of “serious threat to international peace and security”. The speech was made during a speech in Security Council emergency meeting of the organization.
Guterres warned that “military action risks triggering a series of events that no one can control in the most volatile region in the world.” He further added that the situation is “very fluid”.
The head of the UN declared that cannot confirm reports of the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“The strikes reportedly caused significant civilian casualties. According to Iranian media, an airstrike killed at least 85 people and injured many others at a girls’ school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, and a school in Tehran was also hit, causing two deaths,” Guterres said.
Khamenei’s alleged death in attacks
In a publication on the social network Truth Social, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, of the United States and Israel against Iran.
Trump said the ayatollah is “one of the most evil people in history.” The Republican stated that the supposed death of Iran’s supreme leader does not represent “justice for the Iranian people, but for all great Americans and for those from many countries who were killed or maimed” by the theocratic regime.
“[Khamenei] he could not escape our intelligence and our sophisticated tracking systems and, working closely with Israel, there was nothing he or other leaders, who were killed together, could do”, declared the Republican.
A reported earlier than the supreme leader of iranthe ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died during attacks by the United States and Israel. The information was given by an Israeli official.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, . “So everyone is now at their posts, we are dealing with the situation and everything is fine,” said the chancellor.
Attacks
A began with smoke being seen over Tehran, the Iranian capital, in the early hours of Saturday. Tel-Aviv classified the strikes as preventive.
Shortly after, United States President Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to post a surprise statement. In a video, the Republican announced combat operations in Iran, with the goal of “eliminating imminent threats”.
Smoke was seen rising over Tehran’s Pasteur district — home of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — and there was a huge security detail in the capital.
The United States and Israel said the operation targeted military sites in Iran. The Israeli military warned Iranians that if they were in or near military infrastructure across the country, they should withdraw from the sites.
In southern Iraq, there was a bombing attack on a military base housing a pro-Iran group. At least two people died, according to authorities.
Explosions were also heard near the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq, according to journalists from the news agency. AFP.
Wave of missiles and drones
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain after a first wave of missile and drone attacks were launched against Israel.
“The first wave of widespread missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the occupied territories has begun,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement, referring to Israel.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said it was treating a man with injuries caused by an explosion in the north of the country. Iran’s Foreign Ministry declared it would respond “decisively” to the attacks, insisting that Tehran had done “everything necessary to prevent war from breaking out.”
Explosions in the Gulf
Explosions were reported across the Gulf region. Correspondents of AFP in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, they heard loud explosions, as well as in the capital of Bahrain, Manama, and in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
The United Arab Emirates claimed to have intercepted Iranian missiles and reserved the right to respond to attacks. Abu Dhabi residents reported to AFP having heard loud explosions in the Emirati capital, which houses a base with US personnel. Qatar’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted several missile attacks, while Kuwait also faced incoming attacks.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo and AFP
