Larijani rules out talks with US, accuses Trump of fueling Middle East conflict

Key Highlights

• “He has plunged the Middle East into chaos with his delusional fantasies and now fears more American casualties,” Larijani said, adding that Iran would continue to defend itself.
• The remarks came as hostilities entered their second day following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in US-Israel air strikes.
• Iran launched retaliatory attacks targeting US assets across the Gulf, with reports of casualties in Bahrain and further raids in Iraq and Kuwait.
• The US military said it had struck more than 1,000 Iranian targets, including underground missile facilities, and destroyed several Iranian naval assets.
• President Trump warned Iran’s security forces to surrender or face “certain death” and indicated the campaign could last around four weeks.