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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes the remarks during a ceremonial marking the archetypal day of the decease of erstwhile Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died successful a chopper clang successful bluish Iran past year, successful Tehran, Iran, connected May 20, 2025.
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Iran's ultimate leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei connected Wednesday threatened the U.S. with "irreparable damage" if Washington follows done with a subject onslaught against the Middle Eastern country.
"Any American subject introduction volition undoubtedly beryllium met with irreparable damage," Khamenei said, according to NBC News reporting.
"The Iranian radical volition firmly basal against an imposed war, conscionable arsenic they volition basal steadfast against immoderate imposed peace. This federation volition ne'er surrender to imposition from anyone," helium added. "The Iranian radical are not a radical who tin beryllium forced into surrender."
CNBC has reached retired to the White House for comment.
Iran and Tehran person been trading rocket occurrence since the Jewish authorities connected Friday launched an onslaught against Iran, saying it chiefly targeted the Iranian atomic program. The International Atomic Energy Agency connected Wednesday said 2 atomic centrifuge accumulation facilities successful Iran were hit.
Trump connected Tuesday warned the patience of the U.S. — a historically adjacent state and weapons supplier of Israel — was "wearing thin," noting that Khamenei is an "easy target."
"We are not going to instrumentality him retired (kill!), astatine slightest not for now," Trump wrote connected his Truth Social media platform, stressing the White House does not privation missiles "shot astatine civilians, oregon American soldiers" but nevertheless aims for Tehran's "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!"
Under Trump's 2nd administration, the White House has been attempting to broker a woody implicit Iran's atomic program, with talks truthful acold yet to carnivore fruit. Washington has antecedently insisted it was not straight progressive successful the hostilities, but Trump's latest comments person stoked speculation implicit a alteration successful strategy.
Tensions betwixt the 2 humanities Middle Eastern foes person been moving precocious since the October 2023 onslaught connected Israeli territory carried retired by Iran-backed Palestinian militant radical Hamas. Israel has since accused Iran of offensives undertaken done its web of determination allies that besides see Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthi groups. Tehran denies involvement.
Speaking connected the sidelines of the G7 summit, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Israel is "the soiled work" for the Western world, according to Google-translated comments carried by German outlet ZDF.
Markets person been avidly watching developments successful the conflict, which threatens to envelop the broader oil-rich Middle East portion and has driven investors to safe-haven assets, specified arsenic gold.
This breaking quality communicative is being updated.
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