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Iran vows revenge for slain supreme leader despite Trump threat

Iran formed a temporary leadership council and vowed retaliation after Supreme Leader Khamenei's killing; state media reported over 200 deaths in strikes, escalating regional conflict.

  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed revenge on Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader, following strikes by U.S. and Israeli forces on Saturday.
  • Rising tensions followed a U.S. force buildup that saw the Trump administration amass the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East to stop Tehran's nuclear progress.
  • Iran responded with missile and drone strikes that killed at least two people in Abu Dhabi and another in Tel Aviv, while Jordan said it dealt with 49 drones and ballistic missiles.
  • Iran's transitional leadership announced that a new leadership council has begun work and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new supreme leader would be chosen in "one or two days," while the U.S. military confirmed three service members were killed.
  • Beyond immediate strikes, regional instability risks increasing as Khamenei's death creates a leadership vacuum, potentially affecting global oil markets through the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. and Israel intensify their offensive against the regime, which the Republican calls successful and estimates will last “four weeks” Urges the Revolutionary Guard to surrender or face “a certain death”

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Since Saturday afternoon, no one had real doubts about the death of Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Iranian revolution. The signs had a striking similarity to the events surrounding the assassination in Lebanon of Hizbollah leader Hasan Nasralá, on September 27, 2024. Initial rumors were followed by an official denial, the announcement of a speech, then the silence and finally the confirmation of his death. In Beirut, his residents did n…

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In a statement in which he expressed condolences on the death of Khamenei, a prominent armed faction in Iraq - Akram Al-Kubai, this Sunday evening, US President Donald Tremb with vengeance for the murder of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He said, "We promise that we will not rest until we have twice as many revenge as they have done, and we teach them a lesson that they will not forget until the time comes."

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