Trump calls for a “one shot” attack on Iran’s leaders

• Donald Trump said that a “one shot” could eliminate all leaders of the regime, which he said was responsible for the assassination of Ali Khamenei, and added that it would be impossible to carry out such an attack without the necessary information.
• Iran has criticized Trump’s statement, saying it was a call for violence.
• In response, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on the country’s president Mohammad Rasouli to respond with the same level of force, saying that the “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” slogans were not just words.

President of the United States Donald Trump said that during a conversation with the leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, he had said that a “one shot” could eliminate all leaders of the regime, which he said was responsible for the assassination of Ali Khamenei, but he added that he would not do it because then there would be nobody left to negotiate with, according to Axios. The material also cites: “They are all there. One shot and we can take them all out, but we are not going to do that because then we would have nobody to negotiate with.”

Iran, in response, criticized Trump’s statement, saying it was a call for violence, and named its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as the target. It also said that the attack would be carried out by Iran’s military forces, and that the country’s leaders would not be harmed.

Iran’s Ali Khamenei called on Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran. The material also notes that the speech took place during a speech by the Iranian leader, in which he said that the “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” slogans were shouted by the crowd, and that the attack would be carried out by the Iranian forces.

According to Reuters, three slogans were used during the funeral — “Moustafa, Meisam and Masoud” — and the crowd chanted them while the body was carried. The material also notes that the slogans were chanted by the crowd at the funeral, and that the chanting continued for 28 minutes, after which the body was no longer visible.

Associated Press reports that during the funeral of Mohammad Rasouli, the crowd chanted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” The material also says that the chanting continued for 250 years.

AP also notes that the funeral of Mohammad Rasouli in Tehran was attended by people who had previously been killed in the war, and that the chanting was carried out by the crowd. Reuters adds that the plan for the funeral procession was changed at the last moment, and that the body was carried to Meshhed.

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