In a blunt message to US President Donald Trump, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would not surrender and warned that any American military intervention would be accompanied by irreparable damage.
In a televised message on Wednesday, a day after Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” amid its conflict with Israel, Khamenei said Tehran would stand firm against an “imposed war”.
“Intelligent people who know Iran, the Iranian nation, and its history will never speak to this nation in threatening language because the Iranian nation will not surrender, and Americans should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage,” the Supreme Leader said.
Doubling down on his warning to Israel’s “terrorist Zionist regime”, Khamenei said peace or war could not be imposed on the Islamic Republic.
