Without details… Iran warns of attempts to target the Supreme Leader

Warned Iran from American and Israeli attempts to target Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, or causing unrest inside Iran, according to what was reported by media outlets.

Ali Khamenei is 86 years old, and has held his position since 1989, and the final decision on all strategic issues of the Islamic Republic rests with him.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Ismail Al-Khatib said, according to what was reported by ISNA, that the Supreme Leader is the pillar, and"That is why enemies seek to target him and commit acts that threaten this axis of unity"

It was not clear whether the minister was referring to a specific incident or plan, but Iranian officials often talk about foreign conspiracies that are often attributed to the United States and Israel, but mentioning the security of the leader himself was a rare occurrence, before the Iran-Israel war last summer.

The 12 Day War

On June 13, Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran, which led to the outbreak of a 12-day war, in which the United States participated. For a brief period, it launched strikes on three major Iranian nuclear facilities.

On November 11, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that he feared that Khamenei would be assassinated in June, during the war, and that his assassination, if it actually occurred, would spark internal divisions.

Pezeshkian added in a video clip broadcast by official media: "I was not afraid for myself, I was afraid that something bad would happen to the guide and that we would quarrel among ourselves"

American and Israeli officials repeatedly threatened to assassinate the guide.

Netanyahu threatens to assassinate the guide.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with AC News during the war, that if the guide was killed "It will not inflame the conflict, but will end it"

Also, US President Donald Trump said that killing Khamenei is an easy goal, but Washington "It wouldn’t kill him, for now at least"

No public appearance of Khamenei was recorded during the war. Rather, he addressed the Iranian people in recorded speeches in which no one appeared with him.

Since the ceasefire entered into force on June 24, the Supreme Leader has greatly reduced his public appearances.

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