“This nation will never surrender,” said Chamenei, which has prevailed since 1989, in a television speech. Iran strictly rejects every “imposed” war or peace. The Ayatollah warned that an intervention by the United States will cause “irreparable damage”.
Meanwhile, Trump left open whether he wanted to intervene in militarily into the conflict between Israel and Iran. “I could do it, I could leave it too,” said Trump: “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.” The US President said in Washington that Iran has “many problems and they want to negotiate.” When asked by journalists whether the Iranian leadership had contacted him, he replied with “yes”.
Trump had previously tightened the tone towards Tehran and advised with his National Security Council. In his online service Truth Social, Trump wrote in addition to a request for surrender that the United States knew where Iran’s spiritual head Ayatollah Ali Chamenei hides – at least for the time being, there is no intention to kill him.
According to experts, the United States could proceed with bunker -breaking bombs against underground nuclear facilities in Iran. It remains open whether Trump is ready for this. Representatives of the US government explained that the situation changed “hourly”. Trump keeps all possibilities open.
Federal Foreign Minister Johann WadePhul (CDU) called Tehran to return to the negotiating table. “It is never too late to get to the negotiating table when you come with honest intentions,” he said in Berlin.
Israel launched an unprecedented major attack on Iran on Friday, bombing nuclear facilities and military facilities in the country and killed numerous ranking military and several nuclear scientists. Iran reacted with rocket and drone attacks to goals in Israel.
AFP reporters repeatedly heard explosions in Tehran on Wednesday that clouds of smoke were seen over the city. The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that fighter jets had destroyed the headquarters for internal security in Iran. Katz explained that “the most important oppression body of the Iranian dictator” Chameni was hit. The Israeli military had previously reported attacks on “military goals” in Tehran.
Already on Wednesday night, Israeli information flew more attacks in the Tehran area. As the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced, two buildings were destroyed in the suburb of Karadsch, in which components were produced for centrifuges. In Tehran, a building was hit “in which modern centrifuge rotors were manufactured and tested”.
Centrifuges are used to produce core fuel for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Western states and Israel accuse Iran of having driven up its uranium enrichment to build an atomic bomb. Tehran denies that.
Iran, according to its own statements, fired hyperschallrakets on Israel on Wednesday, which are difficult to intercept because of its speed and maneuverability. The revolutionary guards said the rockets were fired on Tel Aviv. Strokes were not reported there, but the Israeli air defense was active at night. According to Israel’s army, ten Iranian drones started.
Meanwhile, other countries were working to bring their citizens from the conflict area. The Federal Foreign Office announced in the afternoon that a special flight with 171 people had left the region. Another flight is planned for Thursday.
