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The provocative remarks came amid reports that a planned Israeli assassination of Khamenei was halted by US President Donald Trump.
President Trump on Tuesday called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” cited the possibility of killing Iran’s supreme leader and referred to Israel’s war efforts with the word “we” — all apparent suggestions that the United States could enter the war against Iran.
President Donald Trump directly threatened Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday and alluded to the possibility the U.S. could strike Iran, as speculation looms over the president’s next move in the conflict after he abruptly left the G7 summit in Canada to deal with the crisis.
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