In a defiant social media post, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, dismissed President Trump’s call for unconditional surrender, declaring the regime would not accept ‘imposed peace.’
The Iranian nation also firmly stands against any imposed peace. The Iranian nation will not capitulate to anyone in the face of coercion.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 18, 2025
The Iranian delegation to the United Nations also lashed out at President Trump's demand, stating that "Iran does NOT negotiate under duress, shall NOT accept peace under duress, and certainly NOT with a has-been warmonger clinging to relevance."
No Iranian official has ever asked to grovel at the gates of the White House. The only thing more despicable than his lies is his cowardly threat to “take out” Iran’s Supreme Leader.
— I.R.IRAN Mission to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) June 18, 2025
Iran does NOT negotiate under duress, shall NOT accept peace under duress, and certainly NOT…
Not only did they refuse to surrender, but Iran's leader also escalated the conflict by issuing a threat to America.
The harm the US will suffer will definitely be irreparable if they enter this conflict militarily.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 18, 2025
As of now, Iran is in no place to reject surrender or issue threats. Israel has been raining hellfire on Iran since Friday. They have decapitated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, hobbled the country's nuclear development capabilities, maintains continued and unchallenged control of Iranian airspace, and had to be stopped by President Trump from killing the Ayatollah. Russia has done little to help Iran, stretched thin in Ukraine, and China has done little more than allegedly deliver supplies. Iran has been defanged, isolated, and strategically cornered, yet its leaders continue to posture as though they still hold any cards.