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.
Vahid Salemi/AP
disguise caption
toggle caption
Vahid Salemi/AP
Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a pointy new warning to the U.S. on Wednesday, declaring that “any army intervention by [the U.S.] will undoubtedly trigger irreparable hurt” to Individuals.
In a nationally broadcast tackle, Khamenei praised what he known as the “steadfast, brave, and time-sensitive” response of the Iranian folks to Israeli airstrikes, and mentioned Iran would equally resist an “imposed conflict” and “imposed peace.”
“Individuals ought to know that the Iranian nation can’t be surrendered,” he mentioned.
Khamenei’s feedback, given throughout a televised tackle to the Iranian folks on Wednesday, come amid President Trump’s growing alerts that the U.S. could take an lively position within the battle.
In a string of posts on his social media web site Reality Social on Tuesday, Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional give up” and boasted that the U.S. and Israel had “whole 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 secure there – We’re not going to take him out (kill!), a minimum of for now.”
An individual briefed on the matter, talking on situation of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the problem, informed NPR that Israel believes the U.S. will finally be a 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.
