Iran Insists Supreme Leader Still Alive 'Everything Is Fine'

"Almost all officials are safe and sound and alive. We may have lost one or two commanders, but that is not a big problem and you know we are actually managing it, we are handling the situation. As far as I know, yes, they are alive, and the head of Judiciary as well, the head the Speaker of Parliament as well. All high ranking officials are alive, and the Secretary of the National Security Council."

"The situation on the ground is quite, I cannot say normal, but life is going on. Everything is under control. I think Americans and Israelis failed to, you know, hit their targets. And now everything is under control and almost in less than two hours, we were able to start retaliation by sending, by attacking, you know, American bases and some targets in Israel by our missiles."

Following coordinated U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared on NBC News from Tehran to dispute reports of senior government casualties. While acknowledging the loss of one or two commanders, Araghchi insisted that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, and other top officials remain alive and in their positions. He characterized the situation as under control, stating that Iran responded within two hours by attacking American bases and Israeli targets with missiles. Araghchi claimed the strikes failed to achieve their intended objectives and that government operations continue normally despite the military action.

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