'Easy target': Donald Trump claims US knows location of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says he will not be killed 'for now'
President Donald Trump has claimed the United States knows the location of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but does not want him killed "for now".
Iran's Supreme Leader has been in hiding since Israel began its attacks on the country last week.
While Israeli and US officials have both been coy on whether that campaign was aimed at bringing an end to Ayatollah Khamenei's regime, the President appeared to all but confirm the objective in a series of posts on his Truth Social account.
"We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding," he wrote.
"He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.
"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!"
President Trump had earlier posted: "We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran."
His use of "we" was conspicuous given US officials had been at pains to point out the nation was not involved in Israeli strikes on Iran.
This is a developing story. More to come.
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