Mohsen Rajai, Iran's veteran judiciary chief recently reappointed by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a threatening statement against the United States, according to Yair Goldblatt (Security and Middle East). Rajai called the US 'criminal' and 'murderer,' vowing to 'seize and never release' it, saying the 'war criminal must be punished.' The threat comes amid a series of hostile statements from Iranian officials following Khamenei's death. It is reported from a single source and has not been independently verified.
This morning, the source specializing in security and Middle East affairs — Yair Goldblatt (Security and Middle East) — reported a threatening statement by Mohsen Rajai, described as Iran's veteran judiciary chief recently reappointed by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Rajai's statement calls the United States 'criminal' and 'murderer of all those who fell for God and the murderer of Ayatollah Khamenei,' and vows to 'seize and never release' the country, describing it as a 'war criminal' that must be punished.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, a series of senior Iranian officials — including military advisor Mohsen Rezaei, security chief Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, and the judiciary chief — have issued threats against Israel and the U.S. since Khamenei's death. The current statement, however, comes from a figure not previously covered in The Zioneer's archives, and the report rests solely on a single, unverified source. The signal is therefore Developing: the threat itself is substantively reported, but its authenticity and wider context cannot be independently confirmed beyond the one Telegram outlet.
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