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China Calls Killing of Iran's Larijani, Leaders 'Unacceptable'
Khamenei condemns Larijani's assassination as criminal and promises retribution amid intensified US-Israel-Iran conflict with multiple high-profile casualties.
- On Wednesday, new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli strike, while Iran confirmed that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was also "eliminated."
- The killings occurred amid the joint US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury, as Iran launched missiles at Israel in retaliation, killing at least two people.
- President Donald Trump questioned whether the US should leave Strait of Hormuz security to "the Countries that use it," as the US military reportedly used "bunker-buster" bombs against Iranian missile sites.
- Global markets face disruptions, with Gulf states' national income expected to be several percentage points lower than expected this year due to the war; the US suspended the Jones Act for 60 days.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told parliament his government still had "many questions" regarding the military strategy, adding that Berlin would not send ships to the Strait until the conflict ceases.
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Khamenei wants to win the lost blood of the martyrs, captured by Israel and the United States. The Supreme Leader speaks of the strengthening of the Islamic system and complains "immigrant coward". Putin laments the death of "friend".
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Mojtaba: Larijani Assassins Will Pay a Bloody Price. Revolutionary Guard: War Continues Until the Aggressors Surrender. In a statement of condolence on the death of Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani on the 18th, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated that all blood has a price, and the criminals who killed the martyr will soon pay that price.
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