Trump Condemns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: I Saved Him From Death

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left)/DOK PHOTO via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump strongly criticized Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamanei, for canceling plans to lift sanctions against Iran.

Trump is considering bombing Iran again if Tehran enriches uranium to a worrying extent.

Trump reacted strongly to Khamanei's first statement after a 12-day conflict with Israel that ended when the United States launched a bomb attack last weekend on Iran's nuclear site.

Khamanei said Iran "slapped America's face" by launching an attack on a major US base in Qatar following a US bomb attack.

Khamanei also said Iran would never give up.

Trump said he had saved Khamanei's life.

US officials told Reuters on June 15, Trump had vetoed Israel's plans to kill the supreme leader.

"The country was destroyed, its three evil nuclear sites were DESTROYED, and I know THE RIGHT WHERE it took refuge, and will not allow Israel, or the US Armed Forces, which have so far been the GREATest and most powerful in the world, ending its life," Trump said in a social media post.

"I SAVED IT FROM A VERY BAD AND DISTURBING DEATH," HE SAID.

Iran says a potentially US-dependent nuclear deal ends "disrespect" against Supreme Leaders.

"If President Trump really wants an agreement, he should put aside the tone of disrespect and unacceptable to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and stop hurting millions of his sincere followers," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X on Saturday, June 28 in the morning.

Trump also said in recent days he had sought to possibly lift sanctions against Iran to give him a chance for a speedy recovery. But currently Trump does not want to lift Iran's sanctions.

"I was bombarded with statements of anger, hatred, and disgust, and immediately stopped all work to ease sanctions, and more," he said.