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Trump appears to name the wrong Iranian leader when announcing sanctions on Iran
The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was Iran's Supreme Leader from 1979 to 1989. He died in 1989 and was succeeded by the current Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
U.S. cyber attacks on Iranian targets not successful, Iran minister says
WRAPUP 9-Trump puts sanctions on Iranian supreme leader, other top officials
WASHINGTON/RIYADH, June 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions on Monday, taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone. With tensions running high between the two countries, Trump signed an executive order imposing the sanctions, which U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said would lock billions of dollars more in Iranian assets.
UPDATE 3-U.S. cyber attacks on Iranian targets not successful, Iran minister says
U.S. cyber attacks against Iranian targets have not been successful, Iran’s telecoms minister said on Monday, after reports that the Pentagon had launched a long-planned cyber attack to disable his country’s rocket launch systems. Tension is running high between longtime foes Iran and the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he called off a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of a U.S. drone.
The Latest: US struck Iranian computers earlier this week
AP sources: US struck Iranian military computers this week
Pentagon secretly struck back against Iranian cyberspies targeting U.S. ships
WRAPUP 6-Trump warned Tehran the U.S. was about to strike, called for talks – Iranian officials
Iranian officials told Reuters on Friday that Tehran had received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was imminent but saying he was against war and wanted talks on a range of issues. News of the message, delivered through Oman overnight, came shortly after the New York Times said Trump had approved military strikes against Iran on Friday over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but called them off at the last minute.
Trump warned Iran via Oman that U.S. attack imminent, called for talks: Iranian officials
Exclusive: Trump warned Iran via Oman that U.S. attack was imminent, called for talks – Iranian officials
