Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday said Israel’s American friends’ entry into the war shows the weakness of the Zionist regime. Iran’s supreme leader said God will grant victory to the Iranian nation.
Khamenei posted on X, “The very fact that the Zionist regime’s American friends have entered the scene and are saying such things is a sign of that regime’s weakness and inability.”
The very fact that the Zionist regime’s American friends have entered the scene and are saying such things is a sign of that regime’s weakness and inability.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 19, 2025
The supreme leader said in another post, “I would like to tell our dear nation that if the enemy senses that you fear them, they won’t let go of you. Continue the very behavior that you have had up to this day; continue this behavior with strength.”
I would like to tell our dear nation that if the enemy senses that you fear them, they won’t let go of you. Continue the very behavior that you have had up to this day; continue this behavior with strength.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 19, 2025
He said in the next tweet, “And victory comes only from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise” (Quran 3:126). And Almighty God will certainly, definitely grant victory to the Iranian nation, to the truth, and to the side that is in the right, God willing.”
"And victory comes only from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise" (Quran 3:126). And Almighty God will certainly, definitely grant victory to the Iranian nation, to the truth, and to the side that is in the right, God willing.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 19, 2025
Khamenei rejected Trump’s call for surrender
Khamenei rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for an “unconditional surrender,” warning of dire consequences if the United States intervenes militarily in Israel’s escalating war with Iran, according to The New York Times.
“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,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a televised address.
Khamenei had earlier warned US
“The Americans should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage.”
On the other hand, Trump said the US might still consider joining the Israeli military offensive against Iran, stating, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”
Despite heightened tensions, both US and Iranian officials issued mixed signals regarding diplomatic engagement. Trump claimed that Iran had reached out for potential talks and reiterated that “nothing’s too late” for a nuclear agreement.
