World Leaders React to Khamenei Killing

World leaders reacted to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes, with several condemning it as a violation of international law and sovereignty.

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Netanyahu says a nuclear Iran would “threaten all of humanity” and that Israel is protecting many people.

AFTERMATH: Damage at Golestan Palace after U.S-Israeli airstrikes.

NATO's Rutte on Iran:

The Commander in Chief, the leader of the free world, President Donald J. Trump — I really commend what is happening here: taking out Khamenei, taking out the nuclear capability in Iran… this is crucial.

BREAKING: 18 U.S. soldiers are seriously wounded apart from 4 killed.

Source: CNN

Trump on Iran:

We're knocking the crap out of them.

I think it's going very well.

Source: CNN

Trump on Iran:

We haven’t even started hitting them hard — the big wave hasn’t even happened.

The big one is coming soon.

Source: CNN

Trump on Iran:

We want to help the people of Iran, but right now we want everyone to stay inside.

It is not safe out there.

Source: CNN

NATO's Rutte on Iran:

I spoke with all the key European leaders over the weekend; there is widespread support for what Trump is doing.

NATO's Rutte on Iran:

Iran is attacking innocent civilians living in Dubai and other capitals in the region… we are dealing with a regime that is terrorist by nature.

Netanyahu says Trump and he are “saving the world.”

Trump on Iran:

When they met, they met for breakfast. They assumed it was good for a lot of reasons.

Number one, they didn’t think we knew. You never attack in the morning because of the wind, the sun, and a lot of other factors.

It was amazing that we knew everything we knew.

Source: Fox News

IDF strikes a "Hezbollah facility" in Nabatieh.

Israel extends once again the closure of schools and workplaces until March 7.

Russia's Medvedev:

World War III is not underway yet, but it could begin at any moment if Trump continues his course.

Russia's Medvedev:

The United States, in trying to preserve its dominance, is behaving like pigs unwilling to part with the trough.

NEW: Trump said “the biggest surprise” has been Iran’s attacks on Arab countries in the region. “We were surprised,” he said, adding, “We told them, ‘We’ve got this,’ and now they want to fight.”

He described the Arab leaders as “tough and smart” and said Iran’s strikes “shot into a hotel” and “an apartment house,” which “just made them angry.”

“That was probably the biggest surprise,” Trump said.

Source: CNN

Trump on Arab countries and Iran:

They (Arab countries) were going to be very little involved and now they insist on being involved.

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On Iran’s leadership, Trump said, “We don’t know who the leadership is. We don’t know who they’ll pick.” He added that Iran lost “a lot in terms of leadership” in the initial strikes.

“Forty-nine people,” Trump said. “It was an amazing strike.” He claimed they “got a little bit arrogant” by meeting together, adding, “They thought they were undetectable. They weren’t.”

“They don’t even know who’s leading them now,” Trump said. “We went down 49.” With so many killed, he added, “We don’t know who’s leading the country now… It’s a little like the unemployment line.”

Source: CNN

Trump said efforts to negotiate failed because “we couldn’t make a deal with these people,” adding that Iran wouldn’t end uranium enrichment.

Source: CNN

Russia's Medvedev:

The United States fears Russia and knows the cost of a nuclear conflict — that is Russia’s guarantee.