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Trump says US won't kill Iran's supreme leader, 'at least not for now'
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Posted on June 17, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Trump assures that Iran's Supreme Leader is safe for now, despite knowing his location. The US aims to avoid conflict, but patience is running thin.
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. knew exactly where Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was "hiding", that he was an easy target but would not be killed, at least for now.
"We know exactly where the so-called “Supreme Leader” is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin," Trump said.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas; editing by Rami Ayyub)
Trump stated that the U.S. knows exactly where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding and considers him an easy target, but confirmed he would not be killed for now.
Trump emphasized that the U.S. does not want missiles shot at civilians or American soldiers, indicating that patience is wearing thin.
The article reports Trump's comments as covered by Reuters, specifically mentioning the reporting by Costas Pitas.
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