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7/12/2026, 12:20:28 AM
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We turn now to the escalating tensions between the US and Iran as that fragile ceasefire has collapsed.
Iran's supreme leader now promising to avenge the death of his father and predecessor.
Here's ABC's senior White House correspondent Selena Wang.
As negotiators scramble to save a peace deal, tonight Iran's supreme leader pledging revenge for his father's killing.
Vowing revenge is the demand of our nation and must certainly be carried out in a statement broadcast by state TV.
That warning just hours after President threatened to decimate Iran if it tries to kill him.
Posting "A thousand missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at Iran with thousands more to immediately follow if Iran acts on its threat to assassinate or attempt to assassinate him."
Adding, "Orders have already been given and the US military is ready, willing, and able to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran."
Trump's post coming after reports this week that Israel allegedly shared new intelligence to the US about a plot against him.
And Trump himself has said he's a top target.
I'm number one on the kill list for Iran.
He's been considered a target since his first term when he took out the top Iranian IRGC commander in a drone strike.
And yet the president green-lighting a new round of talks with Iran despite the US and Iran trading fire all week.
The US hitting more than 170 targets in Iran over two days in response to Iran attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
A senior US official saying the Iranians privately told Trump's advisers they screwed up and made a mistake in shooting at those ships and said, "Let's keep talking."
And Iran's foreign minister met with his Omani counterpart today with Oman acting as the intermediary for the US.
Now American officials had expected that Iran would publicly commit to stop attacking ships going through the Strait of Hormuz after those talks, but tonight, no such commitment.
Selina, thank you.
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