An Oil Refinery Near Tehran Just Exploded — And Trump Called It Hours Ago
Explosions reported near Tehran after Trump's morning warning; Iranian security chief vows to "punish Trump" for Khamenei's death. Oil markets rattled.
MAXIMUM CHAOS
A reported U.S.-Israeli strike on Iranian oil infrastructure near Tehran — hours after Trump publicly warned it would happen — combined with a direct retaliation threat against Trump personally from Iran's top security official makes this one of the most consequential news cycles of the second term.
Key Developments
This morning, at some point before the smoke rose over Tehran, President Trump typed four words that now read like a prophecy.
"Today Iran will be hit very hard."
Hours later, **massive explosions were reported near the Iranian capital** — sources pointing to a strike on an oil refinery south of Tehran, in what multiple posts on X described as a reported U.S.-Israeli operation [1][9].
Flames. Smoke. Videos spreading faster than official confirmation.
Here's the thing — this isn't just a one-day story. This is the culmination of weeks of escalation that you've been watching unfold in real time.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, is reportedly dead — killed in an earlier round of strikes, according to posts circulating widely on X. And now Ali Larijani, described as Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is making threats that should chill anyone paying attention.
"We will not leave Trump alone," Larijani reportedly said. "He must pay the price. He caused the martyrdom of our leader and our people, and this is not trivial. We will not leave him alone until we respond in kind." [IranToday_24]