The U.S. sank an Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday. The latest development in the conflict has now prompted Iranian Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli to issue a new warning toward Donald Trump — calling for his blood.
The attacks on Iran carried out by the U.S. and Israel have resulted in many casualties. More than 1,000 people in Iran have been confirmed dead, and six U.S. service members have been killed. Meanwhile, strikes inside Iran continue, and the conflict has also triggered attacks in other countries carried out by Iran.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. had launched another strike on Iran, this time in the Indian Ocean. An American submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship, sinking it and leaving more than 80 sailors dead.
The attack was also confirmed by Iran’s foreign minister, who warned the U.S. against further escalation. “The U.S. has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran’s shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India’s Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning,” Abbas Araqchi wrote on X on Thursday. “Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret the precedent it has set.”
Ayatollah escalates threat toward Donald Trump
Tensions surrounding Donald Trump have intensified following the Iran attacks. On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth claimed that an Iranian assassination unit had attempted to target Trump, but the U.S. military tracked down the group’s leader and killed him.
“The leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate President Trump has been hunted down and killed,” Hegseth said. “Iran tried to kill President Trump. And President Trump got the last laugh.”
But the threat toward Trump has not subsided. According to the New York Post, Iranian Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli appeared on Iranian state television on Thursday, calling for the “shedding of Trump’s blood” in response to the deadly naval attack.
“We are now on the verge of a great test, and we must be careful to fully preserve this unity, to fully preserve this alliance,” Amoli said. “The Imam of the time says, ‘Fight the oppressive America, his blood is on my shoulders.’”
