'Easy Target': Trump Says US Could Kill Iran's Supreme Leader But 'Not For Now'

Last Updated:June 17, 2025, 22:08 IST

Trump further added that the US does not want missiles aimed at civilians or American soldiers and warned that "our patience is wearing thin"

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pushed back against US criticism. (AP file photo)

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran’s leadership that the United States knows the exact location of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and could “take him out," but is choosing not to — “at least not for now."

In a series of messages on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “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 further added that the US does not want missiles aimed at civilians or American soldiers and warned that “our patience is wearing thin."

He also claimed that “we" have control of the skies over Iran.

“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured “stuff." Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA," he wrote.

In a follow-up post, Trump demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!"

The US President’s comments come amid rising speculation over whether the United States will join Israel’s strikes against the Islamic Republic.

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