Khamenei Vows Iran Will Never Surrender
- On June 18, 2025, the highest religious authority in Iran cautioned the United States that any military involvement in the conflict between Iran and Israel would lead to severe and lasting consequences for the U.S.
- This warning followed Israel's large-scale airstrikes beginning June 13, aimed at stopping Iran's nuclear program, which killed at least 224 people including senior military officials.
- Khamenei dismissed U.S. calls for Iran's complete capitulation, emphasized the nation's determination to defend itself, and encouraged officials to remain steadfast and confident in their mission.
- Iran responded by firing a large barrage of missiles and numerous drones into Israel, resulting in at least 24 fatalities, while Trump issued a threat of a significant U.S. reaction and revealed that he knows the location of Khamenei.
- The escalating conflict suggests high risks of broader war as Iran vows never to surrender and warns U.S. military involvement would harm America irreparably.
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US President Trump remains vague about the question of the entry of war. Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei's words, on the other hand, are unmistakable - he threatens the US. By Benjamin Weber.
Tehran, Iran. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Wednesday that his country will “never surrender” to Israel—which bombed nuclear facilities—and threatened “irreparable damage” in case Washington joins the offensive. “The Iranian nation is firmly opposed to an imposed war, as it will firmly oppose an imposed peace. This nation will never surrender to anyone’s dictates,” Khamenei said in a televised speech. He also issued a war…
Israel claims to have targeted "military targets" on Iranian soil, including "the internal security headquarters." According to NetBlocks, the entire country "is now in the middle of an almost total Internet breakdown." In the morning, Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, had threatened the United States if they intervened militarily.
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Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has dismissed Donald Trump's "threatening and absurd statements" after the US president called for Iran's "unconditional surrender"
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