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Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 07:34 IST
Iran cited the Israeli Defence Minister's remarks on assassinating Khamenei as well as Trump's comments calling him an "easy target" as examples of terror-inciting statements.
Iran had accused Israel of launching an unprovoked and large-scale military aggression in violation of international law. (Reuters/File)
Iran has accused the United States and Israel of state terrorism for openly threatening to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and urged the UN Security Council to discharge legal responsibilities against such “criminal and provocative rhetoric".
“The US and the Zionist regime of Israel have openly threatened to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader. This criminal act constitutes a manifest instance of State terrorism; and, the very gravity of such a threat must not be permitted to be diminished or normalised in any manner whatsoever," said the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations.
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...
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Tehran, Iran
First Published:News world Iran Accuses US, Israel Of Terrorism For Threatening To Assassinate Khamenei, Urges UN Action
