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In a strong message to the US, he added that Iran will not surrender and further warned that any US strike will have serious irreparable consequences. An Iranian official had warned that that any US intervention in the conflict would risk “all-out war”.
We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime.
We will show the Zionists no mercy.– khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 17, 2025
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei delivered the warning in an interview with Al Jazeera English, saying “any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region”. He did not elaborate, but thousands of American troops are based in nearby countries within range of Iran’s weapons. The US has threatened a massive response to any attack.
Explosions were heard in Tehran early Wednesday as Israeli warplanes pounded Iran’s capital overnight and into Wednesday. Iran launched a small barrage of missiles at Israel with no reports of casualties.
The latest Israeli strikes hit a facility used to make uranium centrifuges and another that made missile components, the Israeli military said.
A Washington-based Iranian human rights group said at least 585 people, including 239 civilians, have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded.
Iran has fired some 400 missiles and hundreds of drones in retaliatory strikes that have killed at least 24 people in Israel and wounded hundreds
