An Iranian protester holds up a poster of the Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an anti-Israeli gathering in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025.
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Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a pointy new warning to the U.S. on Wednesday, declaring that “any navy intervention by [the U.S.] will undoubtedly trigger irreparable hurt” to People.
In a nationally broadcast deal with, Khamenei praised what he referred to as the “steadfast, brave, and time-sensitive” response of the Iranian folks to Israeli airstrikes, and mentioned Iran would equally resist an “imposed struggle” and “imposed peace.”
“People ought to know that the Iranian nation can’t be surrendered,” he mentioned.
Khamenei’s feedback, given throughout a televised deal with to the Iranian folks on Wednesday, come amid President Trump’s growing alerts that the U.S. might take an lively function within the battle.
In a string of posts on his social media web site Fact Social on Tuesday, Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional give up” and boasted that the U.S. and Israel had “complete and full management of the skies over Iran,” elevating hypothesis that American forces are already extra concerned than beforehand acknowledged.
Trump additionally issued a direct menace in opposition to Khamenei.
“We all know precisely the place the so-called ‘Supreme Chief’ is hiding. He’s a straightforward goal, however is protected there – We aren’t going to take him out (kill!), no less than for now.”
An individual briefed on the matter, talking on situation of anonymity as a result of sensitivity of the problem, instructed NPR that Israel believes the U.S. will finally be part of the offensive in opposition to Iran and is presently awaiting a proper choice from Washington.
It is a creating story, which shall be up to date.
NPR’s Daniel Estrin contributed reporting from Tel Aviv.
