Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday dismissed President Trump’s threats and rejected his call for an “unconditional surrender,” adding to fears of a wider conflagration in the Middle East.
“Intelligent people who know Iran, the nation and the history of Iran will never speak to this nation in the language of threats, because the Iranian nation cannot be surrendered,” he said in a televised statement, according to Iranian state media. “The Americans should know that any U.S. military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage.”
His remarks on the sixth day of the war were a defiant response to Israel and to President Trump, who has suggested that the United States could join Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
Any potential U.S. military strike would likely have a much more devastating impact on Iran’s nuclear program than Israel can wreak alone, and Israel has been pressing for the U.S. military to assist its efforts.
Mr. Trump has long maintained that he opposes getting involved in foreign wars and expressed hopes for a nuclear deal with Iran. But he said on Tuesday that “our patience is wearing thin.”
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