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Iran will prevent other countries in the region from using their oil if its own facilities are seriously damaged, in the conflict with Israel, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former top advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Sunday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was moved to an underground bunker in Lavizan in northeastern Tehran hours after Israel began its attacks on Tehran early Friday, two informed sources inside Iran told Iran International.
All members of Khamenei's family including his son Mojtaba are with him, the sources said.
According to the sources, during the previous operations against Israel, True Promise 1 and True Promise 2, the Supreme Leader’s family was also taken to the bunker.
At that time, Mojtaba was by his side, but his other two sons, Masoud and Mostafa, were not with him.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said he does not believe Russia can serve as a mediator in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
Earlier US President Donald Trump said he would be open to Russian President Vladimir Putin serving as a mediator in the conflict
G7 leaders are arriving today in Alberta, Canada, against the dramatic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains—and an escalating war between Iran and Israel.
The summit, hosted by Canada under its current G7 presidency, brings together the world’s seven major economies along with guest nations including Ukraine and South Africa.
But what was expected to be a forum for long-standing economic discussions and global trade tensions is now being overshadowed by urgent geopolitical turmoil.
US President Donald Trump told reporters before heading to the summit that he hoped for a peaceful resolution to the Iran-Israel clash but the two enemies may have to keep fighting.
"Well I hope there's going to be a deal. I think it's time for a deal and we'll see what happens but sometimes they have to fight it out but we're going to see what happens. I think there's a good chance there will be a deal," he said.
Trump declined to say if he requested Israel pause its attacks on Iran but said Washington would continue to aid Israel's defense against Iranian missiles.
Conversations that were originally expected to focus on peace efforts in Ukraine and Gaza have now pivoted sharply to the Iran-Israel conflict. The G7 agenda has been thrown into disarray as leaders scramble to respond to the escalating violence between Tehran and Tel Aviv.
“We do have longstanding concerns about the nuclear program Iran has," said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking on a flight to Canada Sunday.
"We do recognize Israel’s right to self-defense, but I’m absolutely clear that this needs to de-escalate. There is a huge risk of escalation for the region and more widely,”
Trump earlier told ABC News he believes peace between Iran and Israel is likely, and that recent military strikes could pressure Tehran into agreeing to a nuclear deal in the near future.
"Something like this had to happen because I think even from both sides, but something like this had to happen. They want to talk, and they will be talking," Trump said.
Trump also expressed optimism about a potential Russian mediation between the two sides.
The president said the US will continue to support Israel but declined to confirm or deny if he asked Israel to pause strikes, he said speaking to reporters as he left for the G7 summit in Canada.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he hoped tensions between Iran and Israel would de-escalate “in the coming hours,” and urged a return to nuclear negotiations with Tehran.
Talks in limbo
Negotiations between the United States and Iran, previously scheduled for Sunday, were abruptly derailed after several members of Iran’s delegation were allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The G7 has the ability to help close the cycle of violence in the Middle East, said Iran analyst Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
World leaders need to remind Tehran "the sharp choice it faces: trade away your nuclear program or watch it, and perhaps the rest of your military capabilities, be taken away from you," Taleblu told Iran International.
President Trump has said the US may consider direct involvement in Israeli military efforts, though he also expressed openness to Russian mediation as a possible diplomatic solution. Meanwhile, Washington has committed to deploying additional warships and military assets to the Middle East.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was moved to an underground bunker in Lavizan in northeastern Tehran hours after Israel began its attacks on Tehran early Friday, two informed sources inside Iran told Iran International.
All members of Khamenei's family including his son Mojtaba are with him, the sources said.
According to the sources, during the previous operations against Israel, True Promise 1 and True Promise 2, the Supreme Leader’s family was also taken to the bunker.
At that time, Mojtaba was by his side, but two of his sons, Masoud and Mostafa, were not with him.
Iran’s first direct attack on Israel, Operation True Promise 1, took place on April 13, 2024, and involved over 300 missiles and drones targeting military installations. The strike was in retaliation for the killing of two Iranian generals in Damascus.
Operation True Promise 2 followed on October 1, 2024, with approximately 200 missiles aimed at Israeli military facilities in response to the assassination of Iran-aligned militant leaders, including former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Warning to Khamenei
On Sunday, Israel targeted the city of Mashhad, located 2,300 kilometers from the Jewish State, for the first time.
A diplomatic source in the Middle East told Iran International that the Israeli airstrike on Mashhad was a warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader that he is not safe anywhere in the country.
The diplomatic source added that Israel could have eliminated Khamenei on the first night of the operation, but the Israeli government chose to keep him alive to give him a final chance to decide on completely dismantling the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment program.
Trump had given Khamenei a two-month deadline to agree to dismantle Iran’s enrichment program. However, the Supreme Leader ignored both his and Israel’s warnings.
With the start of Israel’s airstrikes, that opportunity has been offered once again — this time for him to realistically assess Israel’s military capability and order the dismantling of the enrichment program, the sources said.
