Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said today that the 12-day war launched by Israel in June with the involvement of the United States was aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic, Agence France-Presse reports, BTA reports.
“The aggressors' calculations and plan were to weaken the system by targeting specific individuals and key institutional centers in Iran“, Khamenei said, referring to the assassinations of senior officers and the attacks on state institutions.
According to him, the aim of these actions was “to cause unrest and incite the population to take to the streets to overthrow the system“.
Ayatollah Khamenei, who has led Iran since 1989, added that the country had succeeded in thwarting this plan by preserving institutional stability and public calm.