Key Highlights
- In a statement published by the Fars state news agency, Larijani said the Israeli “regime has no choice but to resort to partitioning large countries in order to ensure its own survival.” He also called US President Donald Trump “the perfect symbol of plunder,” alleging that Trump sought to grab resources from Iran.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had earlier designated Larijani as the leader in charge.
- Following Khamenei’s death, Larijani vowed: “America and the Zionist regime burned the hearts of the Iranian nation, and we will burn their hearts too.” How is Iran retaliating?
- The accusations come as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacks on 27 US bases across the Middle East, part of ongoing retaliation for the US–Israeli strikes that killed Khamenei.
- According to Iranian state media, the strikes targeted key military installations, including the Tel Nof airbase, Israel’s army command headquarters at HaKirya in Tel Aviv, and a major defence industrial complex in the city.
