Srinagar, June 18 -- On Wednesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, explicitly rejected calls for surrender from the United States amidst intense Israeli military strikes.

During an official statement read by a state television anchor, Khamenei issued a stark warning, asserting that any direct military involvement by American forces would inflict "irreparable damage" upon them.

This powerful rebuke from the Ayatollah, who has maintained a low public profile since the recent hostilities began, directly followed a social media post by US President Donald Trump.

Trump had demanded "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" from Iran and, in a provocative statement, indicated that while the US was aware of Khamenei's location, there were "no p...