Iran’s President Has Vowed To Respond To Khamenei’s Assassination.

Tehran; March 2026: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denounced Khamenei’s killing “as a great crime” and promised to respond, according to a statement from his office. In his statement, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian praised Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his ‘courage’, following the announcement of his death.

“This great crime will never remain unanswered and will turn a new page in the history of the Islamic world and Shiism. The pure blood of this high-ranking leader will flow like a roaring spring and will eradicate American-Zionist oppression and crime”, it said. “This time too, with all our strength and determination, with the support of the Islamic nation and the free people of the world, we will make the perpetrators and commanders of this great crime regret it”, it added.

Pezeshkian also declared seven days of public holidays in addition to the 40 days of mourning.

Iranian state media have also confirmed the killings of Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.

Meanwhile several thousand Iranian was found to have taken the street in sharp protests, and outrages about the killing of their revered leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Meanwhile back in the United States, there have been a major fall-out, as critics have lambasted President Donald Trump for “Doing Such-What He Said He Would Not Do”. This is exactly what President Trump said he would not do and this is something that he has criticised previous presidents for doing.

It’s not necessarily the fact that he has decided to attack Iran. It’s also the fact that he has bypassed Congress in terms of doing it.

Constitutionally, only Congress has the right to declare war. Not the executive, not the president. There is still that potential domestic political fallout, coming from Democrats in particular, but also some individual members of his MAGA backing.

The IRGC says it is carrying out a sixth wave of attacks in retaliation for the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran, according to Iranian state media. It said it has launched “extensive missile and drone” attacks on Israel and US military bases in the region. It said 27 US bases, as well as the Israeli Tel Nof airbase, the Israeli army’s command headquarters at HaKirya in Tel Aviv, and a large defence industrial complex in the same city, were attacked. It added that Iranian forces will “implement a different and harsh step of revenge, with successive, regrettable slaps”.

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