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Investing.com -- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands for unconditional surrender in a statement read by a television presenter on Wednesday.
This marks Khamenei’s first public comments since Friday, when he delivered a speech after Israel began bombarding Iran.
"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," Khamenei stated.
The Supreme Leader emphasized that neither peace nor war could be imposed on the Islamic Republic, adding a direct warning to the United States.
"The Americans should know that any U.S. military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage," he said.
According to a Reuters report on Wednesday, President Trump and his team are evaluating several options, including potentially joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.