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Iran has denied claims by US officials of a premeditated assassination plot targeting the youngest son of President Donald Trump, according to Mohsen Resai, Iran's security chief. Resai made this assertion in an interview with Lebanese television station Al-Manar, stating that such allegations are nothing but lies. The US Secret Service had revealed a video from state-owned Iranian television suggesting a possible assassination attempt on Barron Trump, the president's son.
US President Donald Trump also commented on this matter, suggesting that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mohammad Javad Amoli Khamenei, is "very badly injured" but not dead. Khamenei assumed the role of Supreme Leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed at the beginning of the war. The younger Khamenei has not been seen in public since then.
The US has announced its intention to economically isolate Iran through new sanctions, targeting Iran's trade partners as well. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated that anyone engaging in trade with Iran would face the full wrath of US power, aiming to cut off all sources of Iranian revenue. When asked if this also applies to China, which is the main importer of Iranian oil, Mnuchin only reiterated that no one should test Washington's resolve.
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