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Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a> said Wednesday that an Iranian leader behind a unit that attempted to assassinate President Trump has been killed in Iran amid Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n

“The leader of the unit that attempted to assassinate Trump has been hunted down and killed,” Hegseth<\/a> said during a press conference Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

“Iran tried to kill President Trump and President Trump got the last laugh,” Hegseth continued. “Now, this is not a \u2018mission accomplished\u2019 situation. This is simply a reality check.”<\/p>\n

FROM HOSTAGE CRISIS TO ASSASSINATION PLOTS: IRAN\u2019S NEAR HALF-CENTURY WAR ON AMERICANS\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In 2024, Iran-linked actors attempted to arrange a 2024 assassination plot to take out the president. Iran has previously threatened to assassinate Trump following the 2020 killing of\u00a0Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2022, an\u00a0Iranian video<\/a>\u00a0depicted an assassination attempt on Trump while he played golf.<\/p>\n

U.S. officials confirmed earlier this week that strikes on Iran, which began Saturday, killed Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump reflected on Khamenei’s death in a call to ABC News’ Jonathan Karl earlier this week, saying: “I got him before he got me.”<\/p>\n

“They tried twice,” Trump continued, referring to Iran’s previous attempts on his life. “Well, I got him first.”<\/p>\n

TRUMP SAYS US SANK 10 SHIPS IN IRAN STRIKE, \u2018LAST, BEST CHANCE\u2019 TO ACT\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hegseth, on Wednesday, said that the combination of U.S. and Israeli intelligence and combat power “will control Iran and will control it soon.”<\/p>\n

“America is winning decisively devastatingly and without mercy,” Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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