Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday mentioned that “the battle begins” amid escalating tensions with Israel and menace from US President Donald Trump.
In a submit on X, Khamenei wrote in Farsi, “the battle begins,” alongside a picture of a person with a sword getting into a fortress gate.
Khamenei added in one other submit that the Islamic Republic of Iran will present no mercy to the terrorist Zionist regime.
“We should give a robust response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We’ll present the Zionists no mercy,” Khamenei mentioned.
Khamenei’s remarks got here following threats from US President Donald Trump, after he referred to as for Iran’s “unconditional give up” stating that the U.S. knew the place Khamenei was hiding.
Trump added that Khamenei was a simple goal however was protected as Washington was not going to kill him, a minimum of not for now. He added that Washington didn’t need missiles shot at civilians or American troopers.
“We all know precisely the place the so-called “Supreme Chief” is hiding. He’s a simple goal, however is protected there – We’re not going to take him out (kill!), a minimum of not for now. However we don’t need missiles shot at civilians, or American troopers. Our persistence is sporting skinny. Thanks on your consideration to this matter,” Trump mentioned on his social media platform Fact Social.
Trump additionally claimed that the U.S. has full and complete management of the skies over Iran.
“We now have full and complete management of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and different defensive gear, and loads of it, but it surely doesn’t evaluate to American made, conceived, and manufactured “stuff.” No person does it higher than the great ol’ USA,” Trump mentioned in one other submit.
Israel launched its army marketing campaign referred to as Operation Rising Lion six days in the past, calling the assault essential to dismantle what it described as an “existential menace” posed by Iran’s nuclear and missile packages. Israel has eradicated a number of prime Iranian army officers, nuclear scientists, missile launch websites, and uranium enrichment facilities as a part of the operation.