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Khamenei using people as shield while hiding like a rat, exiled prince says

Jun 15, 2025, 18:17 GMT+1

Iran’s exiled crown prince accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of using the Iranian people as human shields while hiding “like a rat in an underground tunnel,” saying he alone bears responsibility for dragging the country into the current conflict with Israel.

"What angers me further is that he is using my compatriots as a human shield, while he is currently hiding in some underground tunnel like a rat," @PahlaviReza said in an interview with Fox News. "This is not the Iranian people’s war. It is Ali Khamenei’s war, and he is solely and ultimately responsible for having brought us to this stage."

Pahlavi added that senior Iranian government officials have already sent their families abroad. “We have had reports that senior members and officials have already had their families fleeing the country to foreign destinations,” he said.

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Israel denies Trump vetoed its plan to kill Khamenei - Channel 12

Jun 15, 2025, 17:55 GMT+1

"The Reuters report that Trump vetoed the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is false. There is no immunity for political leaders," Israel's Channel 12 reported citing National Security Council chief Tzachi Hanegbi.

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Netanyahu confirms killing of IRGC intelligence chief and deputy in Tehran strike

Jun 15, 2025, 17:43 GMT+1

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel killed Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy Hassan Mohaqeq in a strike in Tehran.

“We decided to act because we had to. We saw enough enriched uranium for nine bombs. We are attacking their nuclear sites. We attacked their senior command, and I can update that just moments ago we also eliminated their intelligence chief and his deputy in Tehran,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News.

Earlier, Iran International reported that Kazemi and Mohaqeq were trapped under rubble following an Israeli strike on the IRGC intelligence organization’s building in Tehran.

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader - Reuters

Jun 15, 2025, 17:12 GMT+1

US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader in recent days, Reuters reported citing two unnamed US officials.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to comment on the Reuters report. "I'm not going to get into that," Netanyahu told Fox News.

Axios quoted a US official as saying the Israelis had an opportunity to kill Khamenei, but the US told them Trump was opposed to that.

"The Iranians haven't killed an American, and discussion of killing political leaders should not be on the table," the US official was quoted as saying.

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Russia says it can play ‘key role’ in mediating Israel-Iran conflict

Jun 15, 2025, 15:36 GMT+1

Russia’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said Moscow can play “a key role” in mediating the conflict between Israel and Iran, in a post on X on Sunday.

Dmitriev’s comment came in response to a post by US President Donald Trump, who said he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the conflict.