Ayatollah Defies Trump’s Call for Surrender Amid Israeli Assault

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is defying mounting pressure from the West, rejecting President Donald Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender and doubling down with threats of “irreparable” harm to the United States.

In a series of defiant posts on X Wednesday, Khamenei scoffed at Trump’s ultimatum. “We will never surrender in response to the attacks of anyone,” he declared, adding that Trump’s “absurd rhetoric” would have no effect on the Iranian people.

But the facts on the ground tell a different story. Since Israel launched its bold and comprehensive assault on Tehran last Thursday, Iranian forces have been decimated:

• Over 1,100 strategic targets hit across Iran.

• At least 20 senior military leaders eliminated, including multiple top nuclear scientists.

• A third of Iran’s missile launchers destroyed, according to Israeli Defense Forces.

President Trump, who has so far stopped short of full military involvement, made clear that the U.S. is far from passive. “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” he announced. “Our patience is wearing thin.”

Khamenei, facing growing suspicion inside Iran and a crumbling command structure, fired back by warning that U.S. military involvement would result in catastrophic consequences for America. “The harm the U.S. will suffer will definitely be irreparable,” he threatened.

This war of words comes as American forces in the region remain on high alert. While Trump has confirmed that the U.S. is not directly participating in the attacks, American missile defense systems have intercepted multiple Iranian launches aimed at Israel.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed that while America stands with Israel, any attack on U.S. forces will be met with force. Meanwhile, Khamenei continues to peddle the idea that Israel’s strike was a “dirty and bloody” crime an ironic statement from a man who has spent decades funding terrorism from Lebanon to Yemen.

Let’s be clear: this is not about bravado. It’s about stopping a radical regime from obtaining nuclear weapons and wiping Israel off the map. Trump’s administration is playing it smart exerting overwhelming pressure without walking blindly into war. And Khamenei’s desperate posturing shows it’s working.

America and Israel are not the ones in trouble here Iran is.

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