Khamenei in first comment after Iran retaliation: We will respond to any aggression

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issues his first statement since Tehran’s retaliatory strike against a US base in Qatar.

Khamenei says Iran was not the party that started this conflict and will not accept being targeted by any party under any circumstances.

“We will not surrender to any aggression. This is the logic behind the Iranian nation,” reads a post on the 86-year-old’s X account.

ما تعرّض به کسی نکردیم
و به هیچ وجه تعرّض احدی را هم قبول نمیکنیم
و تسلیم تعرّض هیچ کس نمیشویم؛
این منطق ملّت ایران است.#بشارت_فتح #الله_اکبر pic.twitter.com/gMKCAyf2mc

— KHAMENEI.IR | فارسی ???????? (@Khamenei_fa) June 23, 2025

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