Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family were killed in a joint US-Israeli air strike in the capital Tehran.
Iran has issued a haunting three-word warning to lash out after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an air strike. The country’s faltering regime released the chilling statement while mourning the death of the former ruler on Saturday.
Seismic shockwaves rippled across the Middle East after Iran’s Supreme Leader and top figures of his tyrannical regime was killed in the joint US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury. The aim of the military operation was the effective “decapitation” of Iran’s leadership apparatus and effective regime change.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s armed forces, said a “regret-inducing punishment” was coming after the death of Khamenei who has ruled with an iron grip since 1989, reports the Mirror.
The revenge threat continued, adding the action would start in “just moments” and would target “occupied territories and American terrorist bases.” Iran launched numerous drones and missiles at neighbouring countries that either have American bases or have friendly ties with Washington DC.
Hundreds of thousands of Brits who live in Dubai were warned to stay inside and take cover after Iran launched attacks. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said any threats against Americans would trigger further attacks.
In a statement shared on X/Twitter, he said: “The Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal — and now they are suffering the consequences.
“We will not tolerate powerful missiles targeting the American people. Those missiles will be destroyed, along with Iran’s missile production. The Iranian navy will be destroyed. And, as President Trump has said his entire life, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.”
Hegseth continued: “The United States did not start this conflict, but we will finish it. If you kill or threaten Americans anywhere in the world — as Iran has — then we will hunt you down, and we will kill you.”
There are fears Operation Epic Fury could destabilise the region further as the US has offered no clear strategy or vision for Iran’s future should regime change happen.
As Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the Ayatollah’s death in cities across the world, deaths were reported at a US Consulate in Pakistan. Gunfire was reportedly heard near the US Consulate General in Karachi after hundreds stormed the building in the southern port city, with six people, including three embassy staff, believed to be killed.
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