STORY: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender on Wednesday (June 18).

In a recorded speech aired on television, his first appearance since Friday (June 13), Khamenei, 86, said the Americans "should know that any U.S. military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage."

Trump's social media posts - which have ranged from diplomatic offers to end the war to threats to join it - have created uncertainty over his intentions.

On Tuesday (June 17), Trump wrote on Truth Social of Khamenei: "We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now ... Our patience is wearing thin."

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Iran's Khamenei says he won't surrender, defies Trump's call and warns of "irreparable damage" to the U.S.

VIDEO SHOWS: TELEVISED SPEECH BY IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI

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SHOWS: TEHRAN, IRAN (JUNE 18, 2025) (POOL VIA WANA - No use BBC Persian. No use VOA Persian. No use Manoto. No use Iran International)

1. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, SAYING:

"The Iranian nation stands firm against the imposed war – as it has stood so far – and stands firm against the imposed peace. The Iranian nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition."

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3. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, SAYING (STARTS AND ENDS ON CLOSE UP SHOT OF KHAMENEI):

"Intelligent people who know Iran, know the Iranian nation, know the history of Iran, would never utter such a word. Surrender to what? The Iranian nation cannot be surrendered. We have not been subjected to anyone, and we will not accept any kind of submission, and we will not submit to anyone's submission; this is the logic of the Iranian nation, this is the spirit of the Iranian nation."

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5. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, SAYING (STARTS ON CLOSE UP SHOT OF KHAMENEI SPEAKING AND ENDS ON ZOOMED OUT SHOT OF KHAMENEI SPEAKING):

"And of course, the Americans, those who are familiar with the politics of this region, know that America's intervention in this matter is 100 percent to their detriment. What they will suffer in this regard is much greater than what Iran may suffer. The damage America will suffer if it makes a military intervention in this field will undoubtedly be irreparable."