{"id":3330,"date":"2025-06-18T15:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:11:34","slug":"khamenei-warns-of-no-mercy-as-trump-escalates-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/18\/khamenei-warns-of-no-mercy-as-trump-escalates-rhetoric","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei Warns of &#8216;No Mercy&#8217; as Trump Escalates Rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"614\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared his nation would show &#8220;no mercy&#8221; toward Israeli leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"614\">The threat came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. could assassinate Khamenei and demanded Iran\u2019s &#8220;unconditional surrender&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"614\">Amid rising tensions, missile exchanges between Iran and Israel intensified, sparking mass evacuations in Tehran and Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime.<br \/>\nWe will show the Zionists no mercy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khamenei_ir\/status\/1935107664159121677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"672\">Missile Strikes and Drone Clashes Intensify<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"1078\">Iran launched multiple missile barrages toward Israel early Wednesday, with explosions heard in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"1078\">Israel responded with over 50 airstrikes on Tehran, including key military and missile facilities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"1078\">Footage on Iranian state TV showed a downed Israeli Hermes drone in Isfahan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"1078\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3331\" src=\"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/assests\/2025\/06\/FGBICUYJRVI3TOIQ5WVZREEN6E.avif\" alt=\"IranConflict, TrumpStatement, KhameneiResponse\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"1078\">Meanwhile, Iran accused five suspected Mossad agents of online subversion and detained them in the country\u2019s west.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1451\">Iranian forces also reported clashes with gunmen in Rey, near Tehran, linking them to Israeli-backed terrorism plots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An Israeli Hermes 900 drone was reportedly shot down over Isfahan, Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkbvdJQ8dp\">pic.twitter.com\/BkbvdJQ8dp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aimen Jamil (@jamil_aimen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamil_aimen\/status\/1935227937785065502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1451\">Israeli air raids hit targets including a Revolutionary Guards-linked university and the Khojir ballistic missile facility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1451\">Iran\u2019s military stated its missiles remain a deterrent, rejecting U.S. and Israeli accusations of nuclear weapon ambitions.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1511\">Global Stakes Rise as U.S. Weighs Deeper Role<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1856\">President Trump warned Iran that the U.S. knows Khamenei\u2019s whereabouts but is &#8220;not taking him out \u2014 for now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1856\">He held a high-level security meeting and spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu, signaling potential U.S. involvement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1856\">Three U.S. fighter squadrons have been redeployed to the region, and airspace control operations are intensifying.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1856\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3332\" src=\"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/assests\/2025\/06\/2QY7P3MEM5JB3H62SUMAL6NY7I.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"2036\">Israel claims to control Iranian airspace and struck Iran\u2019s Natanz nuclear site.<br data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1941\" \/>The IAEA declared Iran in breach of nuclear obligations, intensifying fears of a broader war.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2304\">As evacuations rise and oil markets react, Khamenei\u2019s inner circle has reportedly suffered major losses, weakening his command.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2304\">With Iran&#8217;s regional influence fading and cyber warfare underway, the geopolitical balance in the Middle East faces historic disruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared his nation would show &#8220;no mercy&#8221; toward Israeli leadership. The threat came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. could assassinate Khamenei and demanded Iran\u2019s &#8220;unconditional surrender&#8221;. 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