Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens, US-Iran Strikes Continue and Khamenei is Laid to Rest
Nuclear talks continue, shipping declines and Israel warns it could strike Iran again
The Middle East remains on edge as military action and diplomacy unfold side by side. Iran’s foreign minister has held urgent talks with regional counterparts following renewed US strikes, while Washington says nuclear negotiations with Tehran are continuing despite the escalation. Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed sharply, Israel has warned it is prepared to strike Iran again if needed, and former supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been buried in Mashhad after state funeral ceremonies.
Israel shared intel about ‘new’ Iran plot to kill Trump: reports
Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, US media reported Thursday.
The reports come as renewed US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war, and after Trump’s puzzling use of an old plane to depart from Turkey after the NATO summit.
Washington has monitored “a steady drumbeat” of intelligence about possible plans to assassinate Trump, “but the warning from Israel was new and concerned a specific plot,” CNN reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The Wall Street Journal, also citing unidentified sources, said the intelligence described a “fresh” plot.
Tehran has for years vowed to hit back at Trump for ordering the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in January 2020, during his first term.
When AFP contacted the White House about the reports, an unidentified official pointed to Trump’s remarks from Wednesday.
“They want to take out the US leader – me. I’m on whatever list. I saw this morning I’m on every single one of their lists,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew home from a NATO summit.
Iran buries supreme leader
Former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was buried in his home city of Mashhad, state television reported, following a ceremony at which his son and successor was not seen.
The “body of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution was buried in the memorial hall of the shrine of Imam Reza,” state broadcaster IRIB reported.
Source: Gulf News
