Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the attack on the Supreme Leader's compound occurred on Saturday morning while he was meeting with the chief of staff to discuss the tense war atmosphere, providing new details on the timing of the strike.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi provided a detailed account of the moment the attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's compound occurred, according to a report. Araghchi said he was at the compound at 8:00 a.m. Saturday meeting with the president, warning of a 'war atmosphere.' At 9:00 a.m., he met with Ali Asghar Mir Hejazi, Khamenei's chief of staff, to deliver a negotiation report. While discussing the tense atmosphere, the compound was struck. The account, previously reported by N12 journalist Asaf Rosenzweig, adds precise timing of the attack, which took place during the opening hours of the current conflict. The attack on the compound, which killed Khamenei, has been a subject of intense speculation. Araghchi's account adds detail to the sequence of events that morning.
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