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	====2025 Iran–Israel war====		====2025 Iran–Israel war====
			{{See also\|Iran–Israel war}}
	Israel launched [[surprise attack]]s on key military and [[nuclear facilities in Iran]] on 13 June 2025, which started the [[Iran–Israel war]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Gordon \|first=Michael \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=In Twist, U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Israeli Surprise Attack \|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/in-twist-u-s-diplomacy-served-as-cover-for-israeli-surprise-attack-c79b2206 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250614183031/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/in-twist-u-s-diplomacy-served-as-cover-for-israeli-surprise-attack-c79b2206 \|archive-date=14 June 2025 \|access-date=20 June 2025 \|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] \|location=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Lam \|first1=Lana \|last2=Ferreira \|first2=Sofia \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=What we know as Israel-Iran conflict intensifies \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj9vj8glg2o \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613172130/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj9vj8glg2o \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=17 June 2025 \|work=[[BBC News]] \|language=en-GB}}</ref> Israeli air and ground forces assassinated some of Iran's prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists,<ref name="generalskilled18june">{{Cite news \|last1=de Haldevang \|first1=Max \|last2=Bozorgmehr \|first2=Najmeh \|date=18 June 2025 \|title=The Iranian generals and scientists killed by Israel's offensive \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f29b9f60-fb5d-4b4b-84db-25c8f6333f16 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|work=[[Financial Times]] \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250622203014/https://www.ft.com/content/f29b9f60-fb5d-4b4b-84db-25c8f6333f16 \|archive-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> and politicians.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/13/iranian-president-lightly-wounded-while-escaping-israeli-attack\|title=Iranian president lightly wounded while escaping Israeli attack\|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Regalado \|first1=Francesca \|last2=Ward \|first2=Euan \|last3=Fassihi \|first3=Farnaz \|last4=Granados \|first4=Samuel \|last5=Chutel \|first5=Lynsey \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=These Are Iranian Generals and Scientists Killed by Israel \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/middleeast/iran-military-generals-killed-israel.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613165421/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/middleeast/iran-military-generals-killed-israel.html \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Ebrahim \|first1=Nadeen \|last2=Adkin \|first2=Ross \|last3=Michaelis \|first3=Tamar \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=Israeli strikes kill some of Iran's most powerful men, including military and nuclear leaders \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/middleeast/israel-iran-strikes-military-deaths-intl-hnk \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613170001/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/middleeast/israel-iran-strikes-military-deaths-intl-hnk \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|work=[[CNN]] \|language=en}}</ref> and damaged or destroyed Iran's air defenses and some of its nuclear and military facilities.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=Report: Mossad carried out covert sabotage operations against Iranian air defenses, long-range missiles \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-mossad-carried-out-covert-sabotage-operations-against-iranian-air-defenses-long-range-missiles/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613053621/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-mossad-carried-out-covert-sabotage-operations-against-iranian-air-defenses-long-range-missiles/ \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=17 June 2025 \|work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> Iran retaliated with waves of missile and drone strikes against Israeli cities and military sites.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-iranian-attacks-helped-israel-upgrade-top-ballistic-missile-shield-2025-6\|title=How Israel used Iran's massive attacks to enhance its top ballistic missile shield\|first=Jake\|last=Epstein\|date=26 June 2025\|website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name="ISWJun15Morning">{{cite web \|last1=Campa \|first1=Kelly \|last2=Morrison \|first2=Nidal \|last3=Reddy \|first3=Ria \|last4=Ganzeveld \|first4=Annika \|date=15 June 2025 \|title=Iran Update Special Report, June 15, 2025, Morning Edition \|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-report-june-15-2025-morning-edition \|access-date=15 June 2025 \|website=Critical Threats Project \|publisher=[[Institute for the Study of War]] \|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fabian \|first=Emanuel \|title=Woman killed, 13 people hurt, after Iranian missile hits home in Tamra, near Haifa \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/one-killed-13-hurt-after-iranian-missile-hits-home-in-tamra/ \|access-date=14 June 2025 \|work=[[The Times of Israel]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[United States]], which defended Israel against Iranian missiles and drones, took offensive action on the ninth day of the war by [[United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites\|bombing three Iranian nuclear sites]].<ref name="Sanger21June">{{Cite news \|date=21 June 2025 \|title=Update from David E. Sanger \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/21/world/iran-israel-trump \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Fordo21June">{{Cite web \|date=21 June 2025 \|title=Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckg3rzj8emjt?post=asset%3Af6daf816-8c93-4d56-bec5-b35bb8e6bb5e#post \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref> Iran retaliated by [[2025 Iranian strikes on Al Udeid Air Base\|firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 June 2025 \|title=Axios: Iran launches six missiles toward US bases in Qatar \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/axios-iran-launches-six-missiles-toward-us-bases-qatar-2025-06-23/ \|access-date=23 June 2025 \|work=[[Reuters]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 June 2025 \|title=Iran targeted bases in Qatar and Iraq in 'annunciation of victory' operation - state media \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/iran-trump-us-strikes-israel-tehran-netanyahu-nuclear-fordow-latest-13382979?postid=9779246#liveblog-body \|access-date=23 June 2025 \|work=[[Sky News]] \|language=en}}</ref> On 24 June, Israel and Iran agreed to a [[Iran–Israel war ceasefire\|ceasefire]] after insistence from the U.S.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-asks-gulf-arab-states-have-trump-press-israel-immediate-ceasefire-sources-2025-06-16/ \| title=Iran sought US pressure on Israel for ceasefire via Gulf states, sources say \| work=Reuters \| date=16 June 2025 }}</ref><ref name="agreeceasefire">{{Cite news \|date=23 June 2025 \|title=Trump says Iran and Israel agree to a ceasefire \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-iran-israel-agree-ceasefire-2025-06-23/ \|access-date=23 June 2025 \|work=[[Reuters]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-israel-ceasefire-agreement-terms-b5fc5cc8a8c32b4899646130b496798a\|title=A whirlwind 48 hours: How Trump's Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together\|date=24 June 2025\|website=AP News}}</ref>		Israel launched [[surprise attack]]s on key military and [[nuclear facilities in Iran]] on 13 June 2025, which started the Iran–Israel war.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Gordon \|first=Michael \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=In Twist, U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Israeli Surprise Attack \|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/in-twist-u-s-diplomacy-served-as-cover-for-israeli-surprise-attack-c79b2206 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250614183031/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/in-twist-u-s-diplomacy-served-as-cover-for-israeli-surprise-attack-c79b2206 \|archive-date=14 June 2025 \|access-date=20 June 2025 \|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] \|location=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Lam \|first1=Lana \|last2=Ferreira \|first2=Sofia \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=What we know as Israel-Iran conflict intensifies \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj9vj8glg2o \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613172130/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj9vj8glg2o \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=17 June 2025 \|work=[[BBC News]] \|language=en-GB}}</ref> Israeli air and ground forces assassinated some of Iran's prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists,<ref name="generalskilled18june">{{Cite news \|last1=de Haldevang \|first1=Max \|last2=Bozorgmehr \|first2=Najmeh \|date=18 June 2025 \|title=The Iranian generals and scientists killed by Israel's offensive \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f29b9f60-fb5d-4b4b-84db-25c8f6333f16 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|work=[[Financial Times]] \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250622203014/https://www.ft.com/content/f29b9f60-fb5d-4b4b-84db-25c8f6333f16 \|archive-date=22 June 2025}}</ref> and politicians.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/13/iranian-president-lightly-wounded-while-escaping-israeli-attack\|title=Iranian president lightly wounded while escaping Israeli attack\|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Regalado \|first1=Francesca \|last2=Ward \|first2=Euan \|last3=Fassihi \|first3=Farnaz \|last4=Granados \|first4=Samuel \|last5=Chutel \|first5=Lynsey \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=These Are Iranian Generals and Scientists Killed by Israel \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/middleeast/iran-military-generals-killed-israel.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613165421/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/middleeast/iran-military-generals-killed-israel.html \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Ebrahim \|first1=Nadeen \|last2=Adkin \|first2=Ross \|last3=Michaelis \|first3=Tamar \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=Israeli strikes kill some of Iran's most powerful men, including military and nuclear leaders \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/middleeast/israel-iran-strikes-military-deaths-intl-hnk \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613170001/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/middleeast/israel-iran-strikes-military-deaths-intl-hnk \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|work=[[CNN]] \|language=en}}</ref> and damaged or destroyed Iran's air defenses and some of its nuclear and military facilities.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=13 June 2025 \|title=Report: Mossad carried out covert sabotage operations against Iranian air defenses, long-range missiles \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-mossad-carried-out-covert-sabotage-operations-against-iranian-air-defenses-long-range-missiles/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250613053621/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-mossad-carried-out-covert-sabotage-operations-against-iranian-air-defenses-long-range-missiles/ \|archive-date=13 June 2025 \|access-date=17 June 2025 \|work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> Iran retaliated with waves of missile and drone strikes against Israeli cities and military sites.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-iranian-attacks-helped-israel-upgrade-top-ballistic-missile-shield-2025-6\|title=How Israel used Iran's massive attacks to enhance its top ballistic missile shield\|first=Jake\|last=Epstein\|date=26 June 2025\|website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name="ISWJun15Morning">{{cite web \|last1=Campa \|first1=Kelly \|last2=Morrison \|first2=Nidal \|last3=Reddy \|first3=Ria \|last4=Ganzeveld \|first4=Annika \|date=15 June 2025 \|title=Iran Update Special Report, June 15, 2025, Morning Edition \|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-report-june-15-2025-morning-edition \|access-date=15 June 2025 \|website=Critical Threats Project \|publisher=[[Institute for the Study of War]] \|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fabian \|first=Emanuel \|title=Woman killed, 13 people hurt, after Iranian missile hits home in Tamra, near Haifa \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/one-killed-13-hurt-after-iranian-missile-hits-home-in-tamra/ \|access-date=14 June 2025 \|work=[[The Times of Israel]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[United States]], which defended Israel against Iranian missiles and drones, took offensive action on the ninth day of the war by [[United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites\|bombing three Iranian nuclear sites]].<ref name="Sanger21June">{{Cite news \|date=21 June 2025 \|title=Update from David E. Sanger \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/21/world/iran-israel-trump \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Fordo21June">{{Cite web \|date=21 June 2025 \|title=Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckg3rzj8emjt?post=asset%3Af6daf816-8c93-4d56-bec5-b35bb8e6bb5e#post \|access-date=22 June 2025 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref> Iran retaliated by [[2025 Iranian strikes on Al Udeid Air Base\|firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 June 2025 \|title=Axios: Iran launches six missiles toward US bases in Qatar \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/axios-iran-launches-six-missiles-toward-us-bases-qatar-2025-06-23/ \|access-date=23 June 2025 \|work=[[Reuters]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 June 2025 \|title=Iran targeted bases in Qatar and Iraq in 'annunciation of victory' operation - state media \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/iran-trump-us-strikes-israel-tehran-netanyahu-nuclear-fordow-latest-13382979?postid=9779246#liveblog-body \|access-date=23 June 2025 \|work=[[Sky News]] \|language=en}}</ref> On 24 June, Israel and Iran agreed to a [[Iran–Israel war ceasefire\|ceasefire]] after insistence from the U.S.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-asks-gulf-arab-states-have-trump-press-israel-immediate-ceasefire-sources-2025-06-16/ \| title=Iran sought US pressure on Israel for ceasefire via Gulf states, sources say \| work=Reuters \| date=16 June 2025 }}</ref><ref name="agreeceasefire">{{Cite news \|date=23 June 2025 \|title=Trump says Iran and Israel agree to a ceasefire \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-iran-israel-agree-ceasefire-2025-06-23/ \|access-date=23 June 2025 \|work=[[Reuters]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-israel-ceasefire-agreement-terms-b5fc5cc8a8c32b4899646130b496798a\|title=A whirlwind 48 hours: How Trump's Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together\|date=24 June 2025\|website=AP News}}</ref>

	In the wake of this war, Khamenei was reportedly moved to a fortified underground bunker in Tehran with his family, where he remained largely isolated from external communication.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=16 June 2025 \|title=Ali Khamenei reportedly in a bunker in Lavizan — details emerge about where Iran's supreme leader is hiding \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/ali-khamenei-reportedly-in-a-bunker-in-lavizan-details-emerge-about-where-irans-supreme-leader-is-hiding-iran-news/articleshow/121885551.cms \|access-date=1 July 2025 \|work=The Economic Times \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Khamenei rejected U.S. president [[Donald Trump\|Trump's]] call for Iranian surrender.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Hafezi \|first1=Parisa \|last2=Choukeir \|first2=Jana \|last3=Cornwell \|first3=Alexander \|last4=Cornwell \|first4=Alexander \|date=18 June 2025 \|title=Iran leader rejects Trump's call for surrender; Trump says patience has run out \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/americas/israel-iran-air-war-enters-sixth-day-trump-calls-irans-unconditional-surrender-2025-06-17/ \|access-date=18 June 2025 \|work=Reuters \|language=en}}</ref> Khamenei was also subjected to threats of assassination by Trump,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Assassinating a foreign leader is illegal. Will Trump try anyway? \|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5363701-assassinating-a-foreign-leader-is-illegal-will-trump-try-anyway/ \|access-date=24 June 2025 \|website=The Hill}}</ref> Israel's prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Netanyahu says assassination of Iran's supreme leader would end, not escalate, conflict \|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-says-assassination-of-irans-supreme-leader-would-end-not-escalate-conflict/3600861 \|access-date=19 June 2025 \|website=Anadolu Ajansi}}</ref> and defense minister [[Israel Katz]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 June 2025 \|title=Ratcheting up threats, defense minister says Iran's Khamenei 'cannot continue to exist' \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/ratcheting-up-threats-defense-minister-says-irans-khamenei-cannot-continue-to-exist/ \|access-date=19 June 2025 \|website=Times of Israel \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Provan \|first1=Sarah \|last2=Wheatley \|first2=Jonathan \|last3=Georgiadis \|first3=Philip \|last4=Ryan \|first4=Fergus \|last5=Sandlund \|first5=William \|date=19 June 2025 \|title=Israel-Iran latest: Israel's defence minister says Khamenei cannot 'continue to exist' \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f25e90af-f621-4583-b826-2aff1f53dc0f \|access-date=19 June 2025 \|work=Financial Times}}</ref> Following the [[Iran–Israel war ceasefire]], he resurfaced on 26 June via a recorded clip, to warn the United States against future attacks.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=26 June 2025 \|title=Iran's Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire \|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-06-26-2025-d09bf2282deea3b2edd63f29c867c058# \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Khamenei’s isolation during the war, with access limited to his closest aides, complicated diplomatic efforts in Geneva by making him difficult to reach.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stancati \|first=Sudarsan Raghavan, Sune Engel Rasmussen and Margherita \|title=Life in Iran After the Strikes: Executions, Arrests and Paranoia \|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/inside-iran-israel-strike-ceae4c34 \|access-date=1 July 2025 \|website=WSJ \|language=en-US}}</ref>		In the wake of this war, Khamenei was reportedly moved to a fortified underground bunker in Tehran with his family, where he remained largely isolated from external communication.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=16 June 2025 \|title=Ali Khamenei reportedly in a bunker in Lavizan — details emerge about where Iran's supreme leader is hiding \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/ali-khamenei-reportedly-in-a-bunker-in-lavizan-details-emerge-about-where-irans-supreme-leader-is-hiding-iran-news/articleshow/121885551.cms \|access-date=1 July 2025 \|work=The Economic Times \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Khamenei rejected U.S. president [[Donald Trump\|Trump's]] call for Iranian surrender.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Hafezi \|first1=Parisa \|last2=Choukeir \|first2=Jana \|last3=Cornwell \|first3=Alexander \|last4=Cornwell \|first4=Alexander \|date=18 June 2025 \|title=Iran leader rejects Trump's call for surrender; Trump says patience has run out \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/americas/israel-iran-air-war-enters-sixth-day-trump-calls-irans-unconditional-surrender-2025-06-17/ \|access-date=18 June 2025 \|work=Reuters \|language=en}}</ref> Khamenei was also subjected to threats of assassination by Trump,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Assassinating a foreign leader is illegal. Will Trump try anyway? \|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5363701-assassinating-a-foreign-leader-is-illegal-will-trump-try-anyway/ \|access-date=24 June 2025 \|website=The Hill}}</ref> Israel's prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Netanyahu says assassination of Iran's supreme leader would end, not escalate, conflict \|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-says-assassination-of-irans-supreme-leader-would-end-not-escalate-conflict/3600861 \|access-date=19 June 2025 \|website=Anadolu Ajansi}}</ref> and defense minister [[Israel Katz]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 June 2025 \|title=Ratcheting up threats, defense minister says Iran's Khamenei 'cannot continue to exist' \|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/ratcheting-up-threats-defense-minister-says-irans-khamenei-cannot-continue-to-exist/ \|access-date=19 June 2025 \|website=Times of Israel \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Provan \|first1=Sarah \|last2=Wheatley \|first2=Jonathan \|last3=Georgiadis \|first3=Philip \|last4=Ryan \|first4=Fergus \|last5=Sandlund \|first5=William \|date=19 June 2025 \|title=Israel-Iran latest: Israel's defence minister says Khamenei cannot 'continue to exist' \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f25e90af-f621-4583-b826-2aff1f53dc0f \|access-date=19 June 2025 \|work=Financial Times}}</ref> Following the [[Iran–Israel war ceasefire]], he resurfaced on 26 June via a recorded clip, to warn the United States against future attacks.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=26 June 2025 \|title=Iran's Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire \|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-06-26-2025-d09bf2282deea3b2edd63f29c867c058# \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Khamenei’s isolation during the war, with access limited to his closest aides, complicated diplomatic efforts in Geneva by making him difficult to reach.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stancati \|first=Sudarsan Raghavan, Sune Engel Rasmussen and Margherita \|title=Life in Iran After the Strikes: Executions, Arrests and Paranoia \|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/inside-iran-israel-strike-ceae4c34 \|access-date=1 July 2025 \|website=WSJ \|language=en-US}}</ref>