Tehran mayor says Trump will not be safe anywhere after Khamenei killing
Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani said those responsible for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would face retaliation and that US President Donald Trump "will not be safe anywhere in the world."
In an interview published by the Didban Iran news website on Friday, Zakani said retaliation against those he described as responsible for Khamenei's killing "will be carried out."
"From now on, Trump will not be safe anywhere in the world," Zakani said.
Zakani also said Muslims and others around the world wanted those responsible to be punished and described retaliation as inevitable.
Iran's Energy Ministry urged people on Friday to reduce electricity consumption to help maintain power supplies in the country's south after attacks damaged electricity infrastructure in and around Bandar Abbas.
The ministry asked households to switch off air conditioners for one hour during peak demand to help ease pressure on the national grid as southern provinces cope with extreme heat and damage to power facilities.
It said electricity had been restored to some affected areas and power supplies there had stabilised, but called on the public to continue conserving electricity to support reliable service across southern Iran.
A senior Iranian official said on Friday that any location used to launch attacks against Iran would become a legitimate target for retaliation, warning that if Iranian infrastructure were attacked, "no infrastructure" would remain elsewhere in the region.
Mohammad Reza Bahonar, a member of Iran's Expediency Council, also said decisions over the Strait of Hormuz rested with Iran and Oman, adding that countries from outside the region could not decide its future. Referring to outside involvement, he said anyone seeking to do so would have their "hand cut off."
Bahonar also addressed debate within Iran over diplomacy, saying some opponents of negotiations believed Iran should continue fighting until either it was destroyed or its enemies were defeated. But he said, "We cannot fight the world only with missiles," adding that Iran also had to confront what he called "the arrogant world" through "logic and negotiations."
Australia declined to provide a timeline for resolving delayed skilled visa applications from Iranian nationals and did not directly answer whether Iranian applicants face additional security or identity checks compared with other nationalities.
“All visa applicants, regardless of nationality, must meet the eligibility requirements set out in Australia’s migration legislation before a visa can be granted,” a Department of Home Affairs spokesperson told Iran International on Friday.
The processing times, the spokesperson said, depend on factors including application complexity, completeness, demand, ministerial priorities and migration planning levels.
“Processing times can also be affected by application processing requirements, including verification of applicant information ... and the time taken to receive clearances from external agencies, particularly for health, character and national security assessments,” the spokesperson said.
The department did not directly address the question on whether Iranian citizens undergo broader or different security screening than applicants from other countries.
The response came after images emerged of protests by Iranian applicants outside the Australian embassy in Tehran, alongside letters, official correspondence with the Department of Home Affairs, documents related to pending cases and messages from applicants inside and outside Australia.
Documents and correspondence show some applications have remained unresolved for more than two years, and in some cases more than 30 months, despite applicants completing key requirements including skills assessments, medical examinations and biometric checks.
Protests and travel restrictions
The department also did not provide a specific explanation for delays affecting Iranian skilled visa applicants who were already inside Australia when they lodged their applications.
Officials said some applicants have faced conflict-related obstacles inside Iran, including internet disruptions that hinder access to biometric appointments, medical examinations and documents such as police certificates and passports. The extensions, the department said, may be granted in such cases but applicants must still satisfy all legal visa requirements.
In recent months, groups of Iranian applicants have staged two protests outside the Australian embassy in Tehran, calling for greater transparency over prolonged processing delays and requesting decisions on their applications.
The department also referred to temporary travel restrictions affecting holders of Australian Visitor visas linked to Iranian passports. It said the Arrival Control Determination, introduced on March 26, 2026, remains in force for six months and prevents affected visa holders outside Australia from entering the country.
Any extension beyond the initial six-month period, according to the department, would require a new legal determination and a finding that continuing the restrictions serves Australia’s national interest. The government has said the measure is intended to provide time to assess conditions in Iran and associated migration risks, leaving the future of both the travel restrictions and many pending visa applications uncert
Bahrain's military said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks on Friday, accusing Iran of continuing attacks targeting civilians in the kingdom.
The Bahrain Defence Force said all its units remained at the highest level of readiness and urged the public to avoid approaching suspicious objects that could be debris from the attacks and report them to the authorities.
It said targeting civilians and private property with missiles and drones would constitute a violation of international humanitarian law.
The sixth day of fighting since the collapse of the Iran-US ceasefire ended with five bridges hit in southern Iran, US forces turning back three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, and President Donald Trump declaring that Washington was “winning big in Iran.”
The developments unfolded along three parallel fronts: Iranian attacks on US facilities across the Persian Gulf, continued US strikes inside Iran and an intensifying contest over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran said it launched drone attacks on US facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain early Friday, after a sixth consecutive night of American strikes on Iranian military targets.
Iran’s army said it targeted US force deployment and logistics centers in Kuwait, Iran’s IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency reported.
In Bahrain, the army said it struck US helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft at Sakhir Air Base. Sirens sounded in the country for the second time on Friday, according to the Interior Ministry.
In Qatar, several booms were heard after the government sent a second security alert to mobile phones, Reuters reported. The Defense Ministry said Qatar was intercepting several air attacks, while the Interior Ministry said a child was injured by shrapnel from an intercepted missile.
US Central Command has not confirmed the reported attacks in Kuwait or Bahrain.
At the same time, US forces continued striking targets in southern Iran.
CENTCOM said US fighter jets, drones and warships used precision munitions to hit dozens of military targets, including coastal surveillance and air defense sites, logistics infrastructure and maritime capabilities near Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island.
Hamshahri, a newspaper owned by Tehran Municipality, reported that five bridges in Hormozgan province were hit in the latest wave of attacks.
The death toll from strikes on bridges in Bandar Khamir rose to seven, Iran’s IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian media also reported damage to a power substation on Kish Island and attacks on transport infrastructure in Bandar Abbas and Bandar Khamir.
The reports could not be independently verified.
Control over Strait of Hormuz
As the two sides exchanged attacks on land, their confrontation also deepened at sea.
CENTCOM said US forces redirected three commercial vessels attempting to breach the naval blockade against Iran, disabled another that failed to comply with orders and boarded the M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman to verify compliance.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared an image from the boarding and wrote that Iran “does not control” the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM said the strait and surrounding waters remained free and open, except for vessels attempting to violate what it called the US “steel wall” blockade.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, however, said Tehran remained in full control of the waterway and would prevent oil and gas exports through it for as long as US attacks continued.
Trump cast the military and maritime operations as signs of US momentum.
“You will see the fruits of that labor very, very shortly,” he said after declaring that Washington was “winning big in Iran.”
The possibility of a wider regional conflict emerged more clearly on Friday, when the Revolutionary Guards said they had struck a US special operations command center in Syria’s al-Tanf region, destroying a radar system and several helicopters and killing US personnel.
US Central Command has not confirmed the report.