Trump vows to bomb Iran again if …, says he knew where Khamenei was hiding

As Iran prepares to hold a state funeral for dozens of high-ranking military and nuclear figures killed in recent Israeli air raids, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning, vowing to resume bombing if Tehran restarts its nuclear weapons programme.

In a flurry of posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of ingratitude and criticized Tehran’s declarations of victory following its conflict with Israel.

“I knew EXACTLY where he was sheltered, and would not let Israel, or the U.S. Armed Forces, by far the Greatest and Most Powerful in the World, terminate his life,” Trump wrote.“I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH, and he does not have to say, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP!’”

The former president also claimed he had been considering lifting sanctions on Iran but reversed course after receiving a message from Khamenei that he described as filled with “anger, hatred, and disgust.”

“But no, instead I get hit with a statement of anger, hatred, and disgust, and immediately dropped all work on sanction relief, and more,” Trump said, while urging Iran to return to talks. Tehran, however, has denied that any new negotiations with Washington are planned.

The diplomatic row comes as Iran is set to commemorate 60 victims—scientists and senior military officials—who died during a 12-day bombing campaign launched by Israel on June 13. Iranian authorities report that over 600 civilians were killed in total.

Trump warned that the United States would not hesitate to strike again if there was evidence Iran had resumed efforts to enrich uranium for weapons purposes.

“Sure. Without question. Absolutely,” Trump said when asked at a White House press conference whether fresh air strikes could be ordered. He added that Iran “got beat to hell.”

Iran maintains that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful, and its leaders have dismissed claims of major damage to key sites. Khamenei recently downplayed the effects of the attacks and accused Washington of exaggerating events.

“The American president exaggerated events in unusual ways, and it turned out that he needed this exaggeration,” he said during a televised speech—his first appearance since a ceasefire was declared.
Despite calls from the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, to inspect bombed nuclear sites, Tehran has rejected the request. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denounced Grossi’s silence over the strikes as a “betrayal of his duties.”

The funeral procession in Tehran is expected to draw large crowds. The ceremony will begin at Enghelab Square and continue to Azadi Square. Among those to be laid to rest is Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami, killed on the first day of the war, and General Mohammad Bagheri, the armed forces chief, who died alongside his wife and daughter.

Iran’s capital, which hasn’t seen direct conflict since the war with Iraq in the 1980s, continues to assess the extent of the damage. Iranian authorities say many of those killed were targeted in their own homes. Israel, for its part, reported 28 casualties from retaliatory Iranian missile and drone attacks.

The truce between the two nations remains fragile, with tensions running high and the threat of renewed conflict ever present.