Iran warns Trump not to take action against Supreme Leader Khamenei
PBS • • general
Key Points:
- Iran warned former U.S. President Donald Trump against taking any action toward Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with a military spokesman threatening severe retaliation if aggression occurs.
- Trump had recently called for an end to Khamenei's nearly 40-year rule, describing him as "a sick man" and urging for new leadership in Iran.
- Tensions remain high following a violent crackdown on protests that began in late December over Iran's economy, with at least 4,484 deaths reported by a U.S.-based activist group, marking the deadliest unrest in decades.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group is moving west through the Indian Ocean, potentially heading toward the Middle East amid regional instability, though officials have not confirmed
