Khamenei Tells US That Iran Won’t Surrender to Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Photographer: Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country won’t surrender to Israel after US President Donald Trump called for the Islamic Republic’s capitulation amid growing speculation that Washington could enter the conflict.
“The Americans should know that the Iranian nation is not one to surrender,” Khamenei said in a statement published on his official website, Khamenei.ir. He warned that if the US joined Israel’s military offensive, it would see “irreparable damage.”