"The enemy has been defeated," assured Mojtaba Jamenei. Iran has dealt "a staggering blow" to its enemies, declared the new supreme leader in a written message on the occasion of the Persian New Year, marked by explosions in Tehran and the continuation of Israeli operations against figures of power. Iranians have "delivered a staggering blow, to the point that he now utters contradictory and absurd words," wrote the ayatollah.
The successor of Ali Khamenei, whose assassination by Israeli forces on February 28 marked the beginning of hostilities alongside U. S. forces against Iran, is now in Israel's sights.
Likely injured at the start of the war, he has not appeared in public since his appointment. The Israeli army claimed to have killed the head of intelligence of the paramilitary Basij in an attack in Tehran. This occurred just hours after the announcement, confirmed by the Revolutionary Guard, of the death of its spokesperson, "fallen as a martyr.
" Explosions were also heard in the Iranian capital at the end of the day, coming from the east and north of the city, according to an AFP journalist. In Jerusalem, a projectile fell inside the Jewish quarter of the Old City, near its walls and sacred sites. The area was quickly cordoned off by security forces.
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This situation led Donald Trump to lash out at NATO countries, which he labeled "cowards" because, according to him, "they do not want to help open the Strait of Hormuz. " The U. S.
military can "neutralize" Kharg Island, a key oil site for Iran, "at any moment if President Trump gives the order," said Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson, in a statement sent to AFP. This assertion coincides with reports from various U. S.
media about an upcoming deployment of additional military forces in the region. The attack on the Kuwaiti refinery Mina Al-Ahmadi caused the shutdown of several units of the complex, according to the official Kuwaiti agency. The United Arab Emirates reported missile and drone attacks, while Bahrain managed to control a warehouse fire and Saudi Arabia announced it had "intercepted and destroyed" more than a dozen drones in just two hours.
The Iranian supreme leader, for his part, asserted that his country is not responsible for recent attacks against Oman and Turkey. These actions "have not been carried out in any case by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic or by other forces of the Axis of Resistance," he stated, insisting on the "good relations" with those countries and pointing to Israel. Netanyahu calls for other countries to join Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated this Sunday that "it is time for leaders of other countries to join" the offensive by Israel and the United States against Iran.
"I am pleased to say that I see some beginning to move in that direction, but more is needed," Netanyahu added to a select group of journalists during a highly secured visit to Arad, a town in southern Israel that suffered an impact from an Iranian missile on Saturday night, leaving more than 60 injured, including 10 seriously.