Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to target Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war with Israel and the United States continues.
“If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” said the Guards on their website Sepah News.
However, the Office of Israeli Prime Minister dismissed social media claims on Saturday that suggested he has been assassinated in an Iranian response to US and Israeli strikes.
An Anadolu News Agency correspondent asked the office if they had a statement on increasing claims on social media that “Netanyahu has been assassinated.”
“These are fake news; the Prime Minister is fine,” the office replied.
Regional tensions have flared since Israel and the US launched joint attacks against Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 1,200 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Source: AFP, Anadolu News Agency