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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, on Wednesday (June 18), rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender, and said that Israel had made a huge mistake in attacking Iran. In a televised speech, he said that Israel would be punished for these actions, and that any US strike “will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage,” Reuters reported. He said people will not forget the blood of “martyrs” and the attack on their territory. This follows remarks earlier in the day by the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Ali Bahreini, who said that Iran would respond to Israeli strikes “strongly”...