Overview
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused President Donald Trump of responsibility for recent deaths and acknowledged that thousands were killed.
- Trump said it is time to seek a new leadership for Iran, escalating his public challenge to Khamenei.
- The U.S. State Department warned in Farsi that all options remain on the table and cautioned Tehran against strikes on American bases.
- The Pentagon is moving additional assets toward the region, with carrier movements and long-range aircraft repositioning reported.
- Tehran’s prosecutor dismissed U.S. claims that hundreds of executions were halted and said cases are moving to court, while digital rights monitors reported a confidential plan to restrict access to the global internet.