Iran warned the United States that it will be the ones to “end” the conflict between itself and Israel following the U.S. striking nuclear facilities.
“Mr. Trump, the gambler, you may start this war, but we will be the ones to end it,” Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaqari said in a translated statement. “The fighters of Islam will inflict serious, unpredictable consequences on you with powerful and targeted (military) operations.”
Commander of the Iranian Army, Major General Amir Hatami, has also warned of a “harsh response” against the United States, according to Tasnim News Agency.
President Donald Trump has suggested that he may support a shift in leadership in Iran, writing on Truth Social, “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!”
Iranian royal Reza Pahlavi similarly noted that once the “current regime is gone, we will rebuild Iran and we will Make Iran Great Again.”
Following the strikes, Trump warned that “ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT.”
Prior to the U.S. strikes, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that the United States would suffer “irreparable” damage if it engages in the conflict between Iran and Israel.
“The US President threatens us. With his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him. They should make threats against those who are afraid of being threatened. The Iranian nation isn’t frightened by such threats,” Khamenei said in a statement. “It isn’t wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender. What should the Iranian nation surrender to? We will never surrender in response to the attacks of anyone. This is the logic of the Iranian nation. This is the spirit of the Iranian nation.”
