‘Murders and crimes’ will not stop Iran’s military, says supreme leader

Israel and Iran exchange attacks again Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, stated that “murders and crimes” will not stop the Iranian Armed Forces in a post on Telegram this Monday (6). ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp LIVE: Follow the latest news from the war The statement was made amid a message of mourning from the Iranian over the death of General Majid Khademi, head of Intelligence of the Revolutionary Guard, announced by Israel and classified as “terrorism” by him. “Once again, the American-Zionist enemy, which in the war imposed against the nation and the valiant fighters of Islamic Iran, and in its wicked plans, suffered successive defeats, has resorted to its usual weapon: terrorism. (…) However, the firm line of fighters and defenders of the truth has become so solid and unshakable that neither terror nor crime can shake it,” Khamenei wrote in the message. Message from Iran’s supreme leader in honor of the dead general Telegram / Reproduction Trump referred to Iranians as animals Earlier, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, referred to Iranians as animals when asked whether he would be committing a war crime if he attacked the country’s civilian structures. “No, because they are animals,” Trump said during a conversation with reporters at an Easter event at the White House. “I’m not worried about the warnings for targeting civilian infrastructure (in Iran).” The US president also stated that, if he had a choice, he would take Iran’s oil, but that American citizens want an end to the war. President of the United States, Donald Trump, alongside the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, eat chocolate during an Easter event at the White House, on April 6, 2026. Mark Schiefelbein/ AP This Monday, Trump also confirmed that he had rejected the ceasefire proposal mediated by Pakistan. In justification, he said that the text “was a significant act (on Iran’s part), but still not good enough.” Previously, Iran also rejected the proposal, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, claiming that it prefers an agreement for a definitive end to the war, and not just a truce. On Sunday (5), in a post on social media, Trump said he will attack civilian infrastructure if the Iranian government does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday (7). He used profanity when referring to Iran and called the Persian country’s government “crazy bastards.” The Iranian government, according to the country’s news agencies, expressed concern that the attacks could constitute a war crime. 👉 Context: the norms of international law governing war prohibit countries from attacking civilian targets in cases of conflict and establish that cases of this type can constitute a war crime, to be judged by an international court.

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