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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 572

Ali Khamenei

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
April 25, 2025, 6:41 pm
Trump: Israel won’t drag us into war with Iran, but we’ll lead the pack if no deal made
US president says willing to meet with Iran’s supreme leader, predicts Saudi-Israeli normalization and that Riyadh will ‘very quickly’ join Abraham Accords
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 17, 2025, 10:12 pm
Trump: I wouldn’t say I waved off Israeli plan to attack Iran, but I’m not in a rush
PM touts ‘countless’ actions against nuke program, but doesn’t deny US president blocked strike; security officials fume at leak of IDF’s plans; US still supplying bunker-buster bombs
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
This handout picture made available by the Iranian Atomic Organization (AEOI) office shows the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (L) being received by the head of the AEOI Mohammad Eslami (R) in Tehran on April 17, 2025. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran / AFP)
April 17, 2025, 5:40 pm
IAEA chief on Tehran visit: Iran, US ‘don’t have much time’ to reach nuclear deal
UN watchdog head Grossi says sides at ‘very crucial stage’; Iran says IAEA can play major role in resolving issues, reaches out to Russia for support in talks with US
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025; Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)
April 16, 2025, 2:19 pm
Iran’s FM says uranium enrichment ‘non-negotiable,’ after US says it cannot continue
Condemning ‘contradictory’ statements by Witkoff on Trump’s demands, Araghchi says Tehran ‘will find out the true opinions’ of the US in next round of talks
By AFP and ToI Staff
This satellite image released and taken on April 2, 2025 by Planet Labs PBC shows six American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of Mauritius' US military base on Diego Garcia island. ( Handout / Planet Labs / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 11:34 pm
Military strikes are unlikely to permanently destroy Iran’s nuclear program
Military and nuclear experts say any US-Israeli attacks on Iranian atomic sites would be risky and would only set program back a few years, unless their real aim is regime change
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with a group of armed forces commanders and clerics in Tehran on April 13, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 4:43 pm
Iran insists military capabilities and proxy groups are ‘red lines’ in talks with US
Khamenei lauds first meeting in Oman but says he’s ‘very pessimistic about the other side’; Revolutionary Guard spokesman says Tehran’s defense ‘cannot be discussed or negotiated’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office on March 21, 2025, shows him addressing the crowd during his annual Nowruz speech, in Tehran, Iran. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
April 11, 2025, 5:46 pm
Top Iranian officials told Khamenei to allow US nuke talks or risk fall of regime – NYT
In rare coordinated effort, officials said to have warned Iran’s supreme leader that military threats from US and Israel are real, and country faces massive unrest if it goes to war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The names of bombing victims and the Spanish phrase "Memory and Justice" cover a wall after a ceremony was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP/Natacha Pisarenko)
April 11, 2025, 9:20 am
Argentina seeks arrest of Iran’s Khamenei for 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish center
Argentine court ruled last year that Iran and Hezbollah were behind attack that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires; lead prosecutor says no immunity for Iranian supreme leader
By Grace Gilson
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami (R) during the "National Day of Nuclear Technology," in Tehran, on April 9, 2025. (Iranian Presidency / AFP)
April 10, 2025, 2:32 pm
Iran says it may halt cooperation with IAEA if US continues to threaten use of force
Khamenei’s adviser warns ‘continued external threats’ may lead to expulsion of UN inspectors, transfer of enriched material to secret sites, as Trump again threatens military strike if talks fail
By Reuters and ToI Staff
White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 18, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/ Getty Images/ AFP)
April 10, 2025, 2:56 am
‘Don’t start a war with Israel’: Top Biden aide’s lesson from Oct. 7 and its aftermath
Brief reply by Brett McGurk, who helped craft January hostage deal, indicates his rejection of efforts to scrutinize Israel’s Gaza offensive more than the Hamas attack that provoked it
By Jacob Magid
President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a rally commemorating anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
April 9, 2025, 6:38 pm
Iran’s president insists Tehran ‘not after nuclear bomb,’ invites US investors
Masoud Pezeshkian urges ‘American investors: Come and invest,’ marking new approach ahead of nuclear talks with US; Russia says world ‘tired of threats’ against Iran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranians carry an effigy of US President Donald Trump during gathering to mark the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in front of the Azadi Tower in Tehran on February 10, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
April 1, 2025, 6:43 am
Khamenei aide: Iran will have ‘no choice’ but to acquire nukes if attacked
Ali Larijani says Tehran ‘not moving toward nuclear weapons,’ but will if it feels it’s necessary to defend itself; Iranian commanders said to urge preemptive strike on US troops
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives for Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
March 31, 2025, 1:58 pm
Iran will deliver ‘strong blow’ against US if it attacks, Khamenei warns
Responding to Trump’s threat to bomb country if no nuclear deal reached, Iranian foreign ministry expresses determination to respond ‘decisively and immediately’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US special envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff is interviewed on Tucker Carlson's podcast on March 21, 2025. (Screen capture/X)
March 22, 2025, 12:44 pm
Witkoff: Hamas isn’t ideologically intractable, Gaza conflict can end through dialogue
In candid podcast interview, top Trump aide indicates renewed IDF strikes may be necessary after Hamas intransigence, says PM ‘going up against Israeli public opinion that wants hostages back’
By Jacob Magid
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to a group of people and officials in Tehran, Iran, on March 21, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
March 21, 2025, 2:02 pm
Khamenei says Houthis act independently, warns against US strikes on Iran
Supreme leader, in televised speech, rejects Trump’s vow to hold Tehran responsible for attacks by Iran-backed Yemen group, which fired at Israel this week amid US strikes
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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