Iran’s Supreme Leader has launched a furious attack against Donald Trump as fears over World War 3 explode. In a furious outburst, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he holds the US President responsible for the “casualties, damages and slander he has levelled against the Iranian nation” during protests in his country.

Mr Trump spent days ramping up pressure on Tehran, warning that the United States would “not stand by” if Iran continued to violently suppress protesters. He has repeatedly said Washington was prepared to take “very strong action”, including military strikes, if peaceful demonstrators were killed – fuelling fears the crisis could spiral into a wider conflict.

The US President later claimed Iran had backed down from executing hundreds of detainees, thanking the regime for cancelling what he said were more than 800 planned hangings – comments widely seen as a signal he was holding off on immediate military action.

However, he insisted “all options remain on the table”, a stance Iranian officials have seized on as evidence of what they describe as American interference and provocation.

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