Khamenei: Iran "Will Not Surrender"
In a televised address, Iran’s Ali Khamenei rejects U.S. threats, warns of “irreparable consequences,” and reaffirms resistance amid escalating conflict.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered an address to the nation on Wednesday, June 18, emphasizing that the country will not surrender to the US.
The address was televised in which the leader said that Iran “will stand firm against an imposed war, just as it will stand firm against an imposed peace”.
“This nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition,” he added.
The Iranian leader also responded to the statements made by US President Trump, saying, "Iranians do not answer well to the language of threat".
“And the Americans should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable consequences,” he added.
This was the Iranian supreme leader's first address to the nation since Israel's attack on Iran on Friday, June 13.
Ali Khamenei's address was followed by President Trump's statement at the White House on Wednesday about Iran.
When asked about the US moving closer to attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, President Trump said, "You don’t know that I’m going to even do it. You don’t know. I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do."
These statements were followed by Israeli strikes in Najafabad, which killed six people, including two children, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency.