Washington. Amidst the ongoing fierce war in the Middle East, a news has come out that has shocked the entire world. US President Donald Trump has officially confirmed the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by issuing a detailed statement on the social media platform Truth Social. In his message, Trump described Khamenei as one of the most cruel people in history and said that a very precise and modern intelligence operation by Israel and America has destroyed the Iranian leadership. According to the President, the attack was so deadly and well-planned that Khamenei and other top leaders present with him completely failed to protect themselves. Trump called it justice not only for the people of Iran, but for all global citizens who were oppressed by Khamenei’s regime for years.
After this military action, there are reports of huge disturbance in Iran’s internal security system. President Trump has claimed that many members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), regular army and police forces are no longer in favor of continuing the war. He told that many senior officers and soldiers of Iranian security forces are now pleading for protection and amnesty from America to save their lives. Trump gave them a direct ultimatum, saying that the soldiers who surrender now can get amnesty, but later they will only have to face death. He appealed to the Iranian soldiers to join with the patriotic citizens of the country so that Iran can be made to stand again as a great nation. Trump has made it clear that to fulfill his goal of establishing peace in the Middle East, this process of bombing strategic targets will continue throughout the week or until needed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had also released a video message before Trump’s statement claiming the success of this operation. Netanyahu said that the Israeli army has completely destroyed dictator Khamenei’s compound and there are many strong indications that he is no longer alive. He also added that several top commanders of the IRGC and senior scientists associated with Iran’s nuclear program have also been eliminated in this attack. Israeli sources even claim that Khamenei’s body has been recovered from the debris of his destroyed palace. Netanyahu called on the Iranian people to take advantage of this historic opportunity to take to the streets and liberate their country from this dictatorial regime.
On the other hand, contradictory news is coming out from Iran. Although some Iranian media reports have said that Khamenei has been killed, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has rejected these claims and called it mental warfare. He claimed that Supreme Leader and President Massoud Pejeshkian is safe. However, the way the top leadership of America and Israel have taken responsibility for this operation and the video evidence of the attack is emerging, the global community is finding it difficult to believe Iran’s denial. Trump also reiterated in an interview with NBC News that most of Iran’s senior leadership has now been eliminated and that precision bombing of the country’s strategic targets will continue so that their military power does not get a chance to re-emerge.