Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Makes 1st Appearance Since Iran-israel War

Iran’s ultimate leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, connected Saturday, July 5, made a nationalist quality for nan first clip since Iran and Israel’s conflict began. The BBC reported that Khamenei was astatine a mosque for an Ashura ceremony, during which Shia Muslims commemorate nan decease of nan Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hossein.

Before that, Khamenei had past been seen successful a recorded reside connected June 25, wherever he said that nan United States would “definitely salary a heavy price” if they attacked Iran again. These remarks came aft nan United States struck 3 of Iran’s atomic sites and a 12-day warfare betwixt Iran and Israel. That was started connected June 13, erstwhile Israel struck Iran’s atomic facilities.

State tv footage shows Khamenei stepping onto a shape successful beforehand of a cheering crowd of people, waving to them and past sitting successful a chair connected nan broadside of nan stage. Also successful attendance were Iran’s vice president, curate of justness and speaker of nan Parliament, who were sitting connected nan floor, nan New York Times reported.

Meanwhile, connected Sunday, July 6, nan BRICS artifact of processing nations condemned nan attacks connected Iran during a gathering successful Brazil. Although Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was expected to be nan acme earlier nan June assault, he sent Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi instead.

The Associated Press wrote that Aragchi called Israel’s strikes an “invasion,” and that some them and nan United States should beryllium held accountable for authorities violations.

BRICS primitively consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The statement included Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and nan United Arab Emirates successful 2024.

Tucker Carlson interviews Iran’s president

On Saturday, July 5, erstwhile Fox News big Tucker Carlson previewed his question and reply pinch Pezeshkian successful a video connected X.

“We cognize we’ll beryllium criticized for doing this interview. Why did we do it anyway?” Carlson said. “Well, we did it because we were conscionable astatine warfare pinch Iran 10 days ago, and possibly again.” He added that “American citizens person nan law correct and God-given correct to each nan accusation they tin stitchery astir matters that impact them.”

Since Carlson doesn’t speak Persian, nan question and reply was done remotely and done a translator, which Carlson said is “always awkward.”

“There are each kinds of questions I didn’t inquire nan president of Iran, peculiarly questions I knew I could not get an honorable reply to,” Carlson said.

Among these questions are whether Iran’s atomic programme was disabled.

“There’s nary chance he’s going to reply that mobility honestly,” Carlson said. “I didn’t fuss to inquire it. The answer, successful fact, from an American perspective, moreover from nan CIA’s perspective, is unknowable.”

Questions Carlson said he did inquire Pezeshkian were “What is your goal? Do you activity warfare pinch nan United States? Do you activity warfare pinch Israel?”

Carlson antecedently criticized nan U.S. strikes connected Iran’s atomic sites and sewage into a heated speech astir it pinch Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

In his video, Carlson besides said he put successful 3 question and reply requests to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.