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Would have killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei if possible: Israel Defence Minister
Israel would have targeted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the recent 12-day war if the opportunity had arisen, Defence Minister Israel Katz said an interview with Kan public television, Katz stated, 'I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out.' He added that Khamenei likely recognised the threat and went deep underground, severing contact with the new commanders who had replaced those killed by to the Associated Press, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has not appeared in public since taking shelter in a secret location following Israel's June 13 strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, which killed several senior commanders and scientists. At the start of the conflict, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump hinted that Khamenei could be a direct target, as regime change was considered a possible outcome of the fighting concluded with a US-brokered ceasefire on Tuesday. Khamenei made his first public appearance on Thursday through a recorded video aired on Iranian state television, declaring victory over Israel and dismissing US involvement as ineffective.'The Islamic Republic emerged victorious and delivered a harsh slap to America's face,' he said, adding that the US 'gained no achievements from this war.'- EndsWith inputs from ReutersMust Watch
India Today
27-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Just joking around: Macron plays down viral video of wife shoving him on plane
French President Emmanuel Macron firmly rejected speculation about a domestic dispute with his wife, Brigitte Macron, after a viral video appeared to show her shoving his face aside as the couple arrived in clip, which took social media by storm on Monday, captures a moment right after the couple landed in Hanoi, Vietnam. Shortly after the plane doors open, Brigitte (72), who is mostly out of frame with only her hands visible, smacks the President in the face. Macron (47) looks momentarily startled before regaining composure and waving to the to reporters after the incident, Macron clarified that the moment was being misunderstood. "My wife and I were squabbling, we were rather joking, and I was taken by surprise," he French leader, who has been married to Brigitte since 2007 after meeting her at his high school where she taught, downplayed the footage and criticised the overreaction."Now it's become a kind of planetary catastrophe, and some are even coming up with theories," he added. Macron attributed the brouhaha over the clip to disinformation efforts aiming to distort what he called a light-hearted cautioned that this was not the first time in recent weeks that the content of videos of him had been twisted by people he described as "crackpots"."In these three videos I took a tissue, shook someone's hand and just joked with my wife, as we do quite often. Nothing more," the French President blamed manipulations on "networks that are quite well-traceable", specifically pointing the finger at "the Russians" and "the extremists in France."Officials from the Elysee Palace echoed his remarks, telling French media the video simply captured "a moment in which the President and his wife were unwinding by goofing about one last time before the start of the trip."Vietnam is the first stop on Macron's tour of Southeast Asia, where he will pitch France as a reliable alternative to the United States and China. It's the first by a French president in almost a decade as he aims to boost France's influence in its former will also visit Indonesia and inputs from AFP, ReutersMust Watch
