He said of Khamenei: \u201cHe was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,\u201d Trump went on.<\/p>\n
Washington is hearing that many among the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, military and other security and police forces \u201cno longer want to fight\u201d, Trump claimed. He suggested he would now be willing to give them \u201cimmunity\u201d.<\/p>\n
Significantly, the US president also said that \u201cheavy and pinpoint bombing\u201d would continue \u201cuninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective\u201d.<\/p>\n
We still do not have independent verification, and Trump has not given any evidence for this statement of Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Here is what the US president posted on Truth Social in full:<\/p>\n
double quotation markKhamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS. He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do. This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. As I said last night, \u201cNow they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!\u201d Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves. That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated. The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.58 EST<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 30s ago<\/p>\n Iranian attack causes damage to Dubai\u2019s airport<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 25m ago<\/p>\n Donald Trump says Ali Khamenei is dead<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 46m ago<\/p>\n UN secretary general ‘not in a position’ to confirm reports on Iran’s supreme leader<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 50m ago<\/p>\n People in Tehran celebrating, witness says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 55m ago<\/p>\n Iranian missile hits Tel Aviv. Seven people injured, officials say<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Iranian state-linked media denies that Khamenei is dead<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Trump says he feels reports that Khamenei is dead are correct and ‘a lot of’ Iran’s senior leadership killed in strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Zohran Mamdani denounces ‘catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Iran official warns of ‘mental warfare’ after Israeli reports of Khamenei’s death<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Kamala Harris: \u2018Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want\u2019<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Iran supreme leader is dead \u2013 unconfirmed reports say<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n ‘I can go long or end Iran conflict in two or three days,’ Trump says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Trump spoke to leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and Nato chief, White House says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Netanyahu calls on Iranians to ‘flood the streets’ and seize ‘opportunity’ to topple regime<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Signs show that Khamenei is ‘no longer with us’, says Netanyahu<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n ‘The American people are being lied to again’, Bernie Sanders says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Netanyahu speaks after US-Iraeli strikes on Iran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Iran requests emergency IAEA meeting over ‘wrongful acts of aggressors\u2019<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Erdo\u011fan says US-Israeli strikes on Iran violate its sovereignty<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Kuwait says three army personnel injured in earlier attack on base<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n IDF issues evacuation order for Iran’s Isfahan industrial zone<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n US military says ‘minimal damage’ and no American casualties in Iran retaliation<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Macron urges diplomacy and says France was not involved in strikes on Iran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Iran says supreme leader and president ‘safe and sound’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n 201 people killed and 747 injured in Iran, media reports<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Death toll rises to 85 after strike on Iranian school<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n US secretary of state Rubio briefed Democratic and Republican ‘gang of eight’ on strikes, says White House<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Iran closing Strait of Hormuz, EU naval officials reported as saying<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n UN security council to hold emergency meeting<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Netanyahu and Trump hold phone call<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Iran supreme leader and president still alive, says foreign minister<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Maps: US-Israeli joint military operation in Iran, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Regime change in Iran is ‘mission impossible’, says Tehran foreign minister<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Summary of developments so far<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n British planes ‘in the sky’ in Middle East protecting our people, interests and allies, says Starmer<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n Reactions from US lawmakers after Trump strikes Iran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n UK, Germany and France condemn Iranian attacks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n Pictured: Tehran compound of Iran’s supreme leader heavily damaged<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Analysis: Trump\u2019s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate \u2013 or legal basis<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n World leaders react to attacks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Iran will ‘teach aggressors lesson they deserve’, says Tehran foreign minister<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Iran missile strikes Kuwait base hosting Italian troops, official says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Oman foreign minister ‘dismayed’ by attacks, tells US ‘this is not your war’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia condemns Iran attacks against Gulf nations<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n 40 killed in girls’ school in Iran after US-Israel attack, state media says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Bahrain authorities evacuate people from US base location<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Airlines that have cancelled flights to the region<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n British Airways cancels flights to Tel Aviv and Bahrain<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n What we know so far<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n Iran’s supreme leader and president were targets of attack – reports<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n Analysis: Yet another mid-talks attack jeopardises chances of Iran taking Trump seriously<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n Foreign office issues warning to British nationals in region amid attacks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n One person killed in Abu Dhabi, says UAE defence ministry<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n Iran targets US bases in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n US navy fleet ‘subject to missile attack’ in Bahrain<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Iran launch missiles at US base in Bahrain – report<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Gulf countries close airspace<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Iranian officials ‘main target’ of US-Israel strikes – reports<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n ‘No red lines’ in Iran’s response to attacks, says official<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Flights suspended and airspaces closed in region<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n What we know so far<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Netanyahu: Attacks on Iran to remove ‘existential threat’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Netanyahu: US-Israel attacks against Iran will allow Iranians to topple Ayatollah regime<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n ‘Take over your government’, Trump tells Iranian people<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Iran launched missiles at Israel, says IDF<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Schools and workplaces closed in Jerusalem until Monday<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n ‘We are going to raze their missile industry to the ground’ – Trump<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Lay down your arms or ‘face certain death’, Trump tells Revolutionary Guards<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n US military has launched ‘major combat operations’ in Iran – Trump<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Mobile phone services cut in Iran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Blasts heard in several cities – reports<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Images show smoke rising from Tehran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Iran closes its airspace<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not in Tehran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Loud blasts and columns of smoke in Tehran, report AFP journalists<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Israel strikes Iran<\/p>\n <\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Iranian attack causes damage to Dubai\u2019s airport<\/p>\n Four people were injured after an incident occurred at Dubai International Airport, the Dubai media office has said, as Iran<\/a> continued to launch retaliatory strikes on US bases in the region.<\/p>\n \u201cDubai Airports confirms that a concourse at Dubai International (DXB) sustained minor damage in an incident, which was quickly contained,\u201d the media office said on X, without giving further details.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Donald Trump says Ali Khamenei is dead<\/p>\n Donald Trump has said that Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei \u2013 \u201cone of the most evil people in history\u201d \u2013 is dead.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not only justice for the people of Iran<\/a>, but for all Great Americans,\u201d Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n He said of Khamenei: \u201cHe was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,\u201d Trump went on.<\/p>\n Washington is hearing that many among the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, military and other security and police forces \u201cno longer want to fight\u201d, Trump claimed. He suggested he would now be willing to give them \u201cimmunity\u201d.<\/p>\n Significantly, the US president also said that \u201cheavy and pinpoint bombing\u201d would continue \u201cuninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective\u201d.<\/p>\n We still do not have independent verification, and Trump has not given any evidence for this statement of Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Here is what the US president posted on Truth Social in full:<\/p>\n double quotation markKhamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS. He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do. This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. As I said last night, \u201cNow they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!\u201d Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves. That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated. The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.58 EST<\/p>\n Hundreds of protesters have gathered around the White House after the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran. Several dozen demonstrations opposing the strikes were planned in cities across the United States as part of a national day of action today.<\/p>\n Social media footage of the scene outside the White House shows<\/a> a separate demonstration in support of the attack, with people holding American flags or Lion and Sun Iranian flags, many with pictures of Reza Pahlavi.<\/p>\n Protesters rally against the US and Israeli bombing of Iran outside the White House on 28 February. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo\/EPANational guard members watch as people protest near the White House against US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Photograph: Allison Robbert\/APProtesters rally against the US and Israeli bombing of Iran in Washington DC. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo\/EPAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.51 EST<\/p>\n Donald Trump has spoken with the leaders of the UK, Kuwait and Turkey, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n Earlier, she confirmed that Trump had spoken to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, as well as Nato secretary general Mark Rutte about the strikes on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.30 EST<\/p>\n UN secretary general ‘not in a position’ to confirm reports on Iran’s supreme leader<\/p>\n UN secretary general Ant\u00f3nio Guterres addressed the UN security council at an emergency meeting a few moments ago. He said he is \u201cnot in a position to confirm\u201d Israeli media reports that Iran\u2019s supreme leader had been killed.<\/p>\n Guterres also said he \u201cdeeply regrets\u201d that the opportunity for diplomacy had been \u201csquandered\u201d over Iran.<\/p>\n Ant\u00f3nio Guterres speaks during a United Nations security council meeting after the US. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Photograph: Heather Khalifa\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.32 EST<\/p>\n People in Tehran celebrating, witness says In Tehran, residents have been reacting to the news of the possible assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n One person told the Guardian:<\/p>\n double quotation markAll the people have come out into the streets and are celebrating. The sound of screams, shouting and celebration is coming from all over the city. It\u2019s a very emotional moment.<\/p>\n The war that, for me, began in 2019 \u2013 and that I became directly involved in starting in 2022 \u2013 we are now winning. We have avenged the blood of our friends.<\/p>\n As we\u2019ve been reporting, there have been conflicting reports surrounding Khamenei\u2019s fate, with Donald Trump appearing<\/a> to support Israeli reports that the supreme leader is dead, and Iranian state-linked media denying<\/a> those claims. We await official confirmation.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.32 EST<\/p>\n Iranian missile hits Tel Aviv. Seven people injured, officials say An Iranian missile hit in the Tel Aviv area about half an hour ago, after sirens and then we heard explosions here. Israeli officials say seven people were injured, one badly.<\/p>\n Images from the scene show firefighters outside badly damaged apartment buildings.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.34 EST<\/p>\n A short while ago, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said condemnation of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran was \u201chypocrisy\u201d, and said that Israel and the US acted to prevent \u201can irreversible and immediate threat\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cSome call this aggression. We call it necessity. We call it survival,\u201d he told reporters at the UN security council.<\/p>\n Asked whether Iran\u2019s supreme leader had been killed in the strikes, Danon said only that Israel \u201cwill continue to target the leadership of the radical regime\u201d.<\/p>\n Danny Danon speaks to the media at UN headquarters in New York City. Photograph: Heather Khalifa\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.28 EST<\/p>\n The White House has released this photo of Donald Trump overseeing the US-Israeli attack on Iran early Saturday from his Mar-a-Lago club, in Florida.<\/p>\n Others in the frame include CIA director John Ratcliffe, secretary of state Marco Rubio and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.<\/p>\n Donald Trump monitors US military operations in Iran from Mar-a-Lago. Photograph: The White house\/Twitter\/X<\/p>\n It\u2019s noteworthy that the US president was doing this from a makeshift situation room at his Florida property, rather than the Situation Room at the White House, as would usually be the case. Trump also used this room at Mar-a-Lago during the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro last month.<\/p>\n Over in the White House, vice-president JD Vance was in the actual Situation Room, monitoring the operation with senior US officials including energy secretary Chris Wright, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and treasury secretary Scott Bessent.<\/p>\n JD Vance speaks with senior officials in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday. Photograph: White House\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.25 EST<\/p>\n Iranian state-linked media denies that Khamenei is dead<\/p>\n Contradicting Israeli reports<\/a> that Ali Khamenei is dead, Iran\u2019s semi-official Tasnim and Mehr news agencies are reporting that the supreme leader is \u201csteadfast and firm in commanding the field\u201d.<\/p>\n Again, we still haven\u2019t had any official confirmation on Khamenei\u2019s fate, and there is a strong incentive for both sides to control the narrative about him being dead or alive. We\u2019ll bring you more clarity as we get it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.00 EST<\/p>\n Trump says he feels reports that Khamenei is dead are correct and ‘a lot of’ Iran’s senior leadership killed in strikes<\/p>\n The US president has been speaking to US media, in which he appears to back up Israeli reports that Iran\u2019s supreme leader was killed in airstrikes today.<\/p>\n Donald Trump addressed reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, telling NBC News: \u201cWe feel that that is a correct story.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that \u201cmost\u201d of Iran\u2019s senior leadership is \u201cgone\u201d, saying:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone.<\/p>\n Asked by ABC News about Iranian leadership and whether the US believes they were killed in strikes, Trump said:<\/p>\n double quotation markA lot of it is, yeah. But we don\u2019t know all, but a lot of it is. Was a very powerful strike.<\/p>\n Asked about the next leadership and if a leader has been identified, Trump said: \u201cYes. We have a very good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Further, a Fox News reporter, citing a US official, hears that the US believes Khamenei is dead, along with five to 10 top Iranian leaders who were killed in an initial Israeli strike.<\/p>\n This is in line with a statement from an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson earlier that \u201ca number of the most senior leaders of Iran\u201d were \u201ctargeted\u201d and \u201celiminated\u201d in the strikes, including Ali Shamkhani, adviser for security affairs; Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps; and Aziz Nasirzadeh, minister of defence.<\/p>\n The IDF did not, however, mention Khamenei.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.21 EST<\/p>\n Zohran Mamdani denounces ‘catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression’<\/p>\n In a statement posted on social media, New York\u2019s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, condemned the strikes on Iran<\/a> and sought to reassure Iranian New Yorkers that they will be safe in the city.<\/p>\n Mamdani wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n double quotation markToday\u2019s military strikes on Iran \u2013 carried out by the United States and Israel \u2013 mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace. I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution. Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city \u2013 you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.48 EST<\/p>\n The US military\u2019s Central Command earlier released a video showing missiles and jets launching from a naval vessel. It also showed strikes on various unidentified targets.<\/p>\n In the post on X<\/a>, it said:<\/p>\n double quotation markAs the President stated, our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n The President ordered bold action. CENTCOM forces are delivering an overwhelming and unrelenting blow.<\/p>\n In a subsequent post<\/a>, US Central Command boasted that they used \u201cone-way attack drones \u2026 modeled after Iran\u2019s Shahed drones\u201d in Operation Epic Fury (the name of this attack on Iran).<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Iran official warns of ‘mental warfare’ after Israeli reports of Khamenei’s death<\/p>\n The head of public relations at the Iranian supreme leader\u2019s office on Saturday accused the country\u2019s enemies of \u201cmental warfare\u201d after Israeli reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed, Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n \u201cThe enemy is resorting to mental warfare, all should be aware,\u201d the public relations official was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.25 EST<\/p>\n Kamala Harris: \u2018Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want\u2019 Kamala Harris, the former US vice-president who lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump, has denounced the attack on Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cDonald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want,\u201d Harris said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cLet me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm\u2019s way for the sake of Trump\u2019s war of choice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a dangerous and unnecessary gamble with American lives that also jeopardizes stability in the region and our standing in the world,\u201d Harris added. \u201cI know the threat that Iran<\/a> poses, and they must never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, but this is not the way to dismantle that threat.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring the campaign, Donald Trump promised to end wars rather than start them. It was a lie. Then last year, he said \u2018we obliterated\u2019 Iran\u2019s nuclear program. That, too, was a lie,\u201d the former California senator who said recently she is considering another run in 2028 also said.<\/p>\n Harris went on to note that the US constitution is clear that \u201cthe President must receive authorization from Congress to enter a war. But even if he had, that does not change the fact this action is unwise, unjustified, and not supported by the American people. There can be no equivocation in our opposition to Donald Trump\u2019s war of choice, and Congress must use all available power to prevent him from further committing us to this conflict. Our troops, our allies, and the American people deserve nothing less.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Deepa](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deepa_Parent.png\")
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