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Iran’s supreme leader rejects US demands to surrender, says Tehran isn’t threatened by ‘absurd rhetoric’
https://nypost.com ^ | June 18, 2025 | Emily Crane

Posted on 06/18/2025 7:13:01 AM PDT by bitt

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defiantly declared Wednesday that Tehran isn’t frightened by President Trump’s “absurd rhetoric” — as he rejected the United States’ demand to surrender in its war with 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 on X.

He vowed Iran would never back down and that any US strike would have “serious irreparable consequences.”

“The US entering in this matter is 100% to its own detriment. The damage it will suffer will be far greater than any harm that Iran may encounter,” he raged.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Iran; Israel; News/Current Events; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ayatollahkhamenei; baghdadbob; emilycrane; iran; iranfafo; irgc; israel; lookwhohastds; masoudpezeshkian; mullahloversonfr; papertiger; qudsforce; tehran; tehrantom; toiletpapertiger; waronterror
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1 posted on 06/18/2025 7:13:01 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 06/18/2025 7:13:15 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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Until Tehran gets slammed by some heavy duty rhetoric dropped from some F-35s.


3 posted on 06/18/2025 7:14:29 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I don't have any bad habits. I'm good at them all.)
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ALSO

https://nypost.com/2025/06/18/world-news/iran-threatens-us-involvement-will-lead-to-all-out-war-as-tehran-reportedly-prepping-to-strike-american-military-bases/

Iran threatens US involvement will lead to ‘all-out war’ — as Tehran reportedly prepping to strike American military bases


4 posted on 06/18/2025 7:14:36 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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Probably similar to the dialogue God had with Satan before Satan was seen falling down from heaven.
5 posted on 06/18/2025 7:15:06 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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Khamenei’s Bunker needs to rumble and crack


6 posted on 06/18/2025 7:15:15 AM PDT by butlerweave
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My friend Joey got sent home for wearing a “F**K IRAN” t-shirt in 1981. I can’t believe we’re still dealing with these scumbags in 2025.


7 posted on 06/18/2025 7:15:43 AM PDT by montag813
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WIPE THEM OUT!


8 posted on 06/18/2025 7:17:11 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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Degenerate the Faithful with that crazy casbah sound (kaboom!)

Now over at the temple
Oh! They really pack ‘em in
The in crowd say it’s cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
And the temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive


9 posted on 06/18/2025 7:17:13 AM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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Hey fella, that pounding, exploding, and melting going on is not rhetoric. It’s not a fresh cash delivery from Obama, either.


10 posted on 06/18/2025 7:17:58 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Dogs are with us briefly. Politicians last on forever. Listen to your dog. )
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Well, if anyone should know about “absurd rhetoric” it would be the “Supreme Leader.”


11 posted on 06/18/2025 7:17:59 AM PDT by johniegrad
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From what I've noted....Khamenei has been mentally rocked by Israels attacks and losing all his right hand people and advisers. At 86 he's not exactly stable to begin with......
12 posted on 06/18/2025 7:18:00 AM PDT by caww (Definition of the Bible: "An Interception from the Mind of God almighty!")
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Khamenei wants this war....thus he can tell Iranians their Mahdi will soon arrive - who they preach will come in chaos.
13 posted on 06/18/2025 7:21:15 AM PDT by caww (Definition of the Bible: "An Interception from the Mind of God almighty!")
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Level 10 stupid:"...The Iranian nation isn’t frightened by such threats..."
14 posted on 06/18/2025 7:26:00 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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F-35s can’t carry the “Big One”. It will come from a B-52 or B2


15 posted on 06/18/2025 7:29:39 AM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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Speaking of "absurd rhetoric", have they evacuated Tehran yet, as Trump instructed? I mean, where would 10 million people go?

The atmosphere around FR at the moment, is eerily similar to how it was back in '03 when everyone was screaming for us to invade Iraq, eliminate Saddam Hussein, (who was then the bogeyman du jour) and bring "democracy" to Iraqis. Did that fiasco teach us anything?

16 posted on 06/18/2025 7:30:03 AM PDT by marshmallow
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Interesting claim floating around that three Iranian planes usually for VIPs have fled to Oman.


17 posted on 06/18/2025 7:30:54 AM PDT by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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You just don’t get it, President Trump is a Jacksonian. if their is a war , it will be total, no Nation building, just a complete and total pounding.


18 posted on 06/18/2025 7:40:56 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO O.THER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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Yes, I just watched a clip yesterday of GW Bush stating that Iraq had WMDs. Was getting ready to make a nuclear bomb.

Same cheerleaders ready to send someone else son or daughter to the middle east to save Israel and keep the oil flowing.


19 posted on 06/18/2025 7:53:37 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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Iran has insured Russia now borders a nation controlled by a NATO power. Brilliant!


20 posted on 06/18/2025 7:55:23 AM PDT by datricker (Go Trump/Vance!)
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