Iran Cleric Calls for “Trump’s Blood” As Missile Attacks Intensify
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Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks across the Middle East Thursday as the war entered its sixth day, with air raid sirens sounding in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Israel said its air defense systems were working to intercept multiple incoming missiles while its military continued strikes against targets in Iran and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
The escalation comes after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, killing dozens of sailors. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States would “bitterly regret” the attack.
In a rare and fiery statement broadcast on Iranian state television, senior cleric Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli called for violence, declaring: “Fight the oppressive America… Trump’s blood is on my shoulders.”
The remarks mark one of the most extreme public calls for retaliation yet as tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States continue to escalate.
Israel said its air defense systems were working to intercept multiple incoming missiles while its military continued strikes against targets in Iran and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
The escalation comes after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, killing dozens of sailors. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States would “bitterly regret” the attack.
In a rare and fiery statement broadcast on Iranian state television, senior cleric Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli called for violence, declaring: “Fight the oppressive America… Trump’s blood is on my shoulders.”
The remarks mark one of the most extreme public calls for retaliation yet as tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States continue to escalate.
