Trump drops sanction relief after Khamenei’s ‘slap in US face’ remark

US President Donald Trump claimed that he prevented a massive Israeli airstrike on Tehran and saved Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from what he described as a “very ugly and ignominious death.”

According to reports, Trump was reportedly angered by Khamenei’s remarks following the recent caesar!re. 

Iran’s Supreme Leader had called the m!ssile strike on Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar “a slap in the face” to the United States, a statement that prompted Trump to respond forcefully.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump accused Khamenei of lying about Iran's supposed victory over Israel.

“His country was decimated. His three evil nuclear sites were obliterated, and I knew exactly where he was sheltered. I would not let Israel, or the US Armed Forces, by far the greatest and most powerful in the world, terminate his life. I saved him from a very ugly and ignominious death, and he doesn’t even have to say, ‘Thank you, President Trump!’” he wrote in his post.

Trump further claimed that during the final stages of the conflict, Israeli warplanes were headed toward Tehran for a major strike, which he personally called off. He asserted that the attack, had it gone through, could have resulted in large-scale destr*ction and thousands of Iranian casualties.

He also stated that he was prepared to begin negotiations over easing sanctions on Iran, but Khamenei’s remarks, filled with “anger, hatred, and disgust,” led him to immediately withdraw the offer of sanction relief.

Trump concluded his post by warning that Iran must return to the global system or continue to face serious economic consequences.