U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media on Tuesday that the United States knows “exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” indicating that U.S. intelligence knows the whereabouts of Iran’s cleric ruler, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“He is an easy target, but he is safe there—we are not going to take him out (kill!) at least for now,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Shortly after, CNN reported that Trump met with his national security cabinet in the Situation Room at the White House.
Trump separately announced an intelligence and military update, stating, “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American-made, conceived and manufactured ‘stuff.’ Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA.”
It was unclear whether Trump meant that Israel had aerial control with U.S. weaponry or if the United States had officially entered the conflict. JNS sought comment from the White House.
