US President Donald Trump “vetoed“ Israel's plan to assassinate Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in recent days. The news was reported by Reuters, citing two US officials.
“Have the Iranians killed an American? No. Until they do, we won't even talk about taking action against the Iranian political leadership“, the agency quoted one of the sources as saying.
Meanwhile, fighting continues. A bomb was defused in the southern suburbs of the Iranian capital, Nour News reports. “After carrying out the operation in time, the security services defused a bomb ready to explode on one of the streets of Ray“, the agency wrote.
The announcement came amid information about the detention of two agents of the Israeli intelligence service “Mossad“ in the Alborz province. ISNA reported that they were engaged in the creation of bombs and explosives. In addition, Nour News reported on June 14 that cars carrying Israeli drones were detained in Iran.
Two explosions occurred in the Iranian city of Mashhad, located in the northeastern part of the Islamic Republic, eyewitnesses reported the operation of air defense systems, the Iranian Fars agency reported.
“Eyewitnesses reported that at about 18:30 local time in the area of “Shahrivar“ Street "Air defense systems were deployed and activated in Mashhad, and after the sound of the explosion, thick smoke rose into the sky," the report said.
It is noted that another explosion and subsequent fire occurred at Mashhad airport. The agency later reported that the airport's runway was not damaged, as were the airport buildings. In turn, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that they attacked an Iranian refueling plane at Mashhad airport.