Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Posts On X Since The Start Of The Iran-Israel War – June 11-25, 2025
Below are posts on X (formerly Twitter) from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his English account leading up to and during the Israel-Iran war of June 2025. The posts collected range from June 11-25, 2025. Khamenei's English account has 2 million followers at the time of writing.
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In one of the first posts on June 11, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "Which other nation do you know of that boldly stands up to confront those world powers that are imposing their will and giving orders to others? Few nations besides ours are like that. The Europeans have trembled in the face of certain things, but not our nation."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1932775321276694535
Writing on June 12, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "That [Zionist] regime should anticipate a severe punishment. By God's grace, the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces won't let them go unpunished."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933364767584104750
The same day, his account posted: "With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter, painful fate, which it will definitely see."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933366210072064505
On June 13, 2025, Khamenei's account wrote: "The Zionist regime has made a big mistake, a grave error, and committed a reckless act. By God's grace, the consequences of this will bring that regime to ruin."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933592134780694868
Writing on June 13, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "The Iranian nation won't permit the blood of its valued martyrs to go unavenged, nor will it ignore the violation of its airspace."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933592523009560652
The same day, Khamenei's account wrote: "Today, we must give a strong response to the evil, despicable, terrorist Zionist identity. God willing, we will respond with strength, and will show no mercy to them."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933594798872801553
Khamenei's account also posted: "Life will definitely become bitter for the Zionists."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933595802603303018
Writing on June 13, Khamenei's account said: "The Iranian people are with us. They support the Armed Forces, and the Islamic Republic will triumph over the Zionist regime, by the will of God."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1933599252132811031
Khamenei's account quoted the Quran 61:13 with a graphic, stating: "'Help from Allah and an imminent conquest' (Holy Quran: 61:13). The Islamic Republic will triumph over the Zionist regime by the will of God."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1934711992490848405
On June 17, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935107664159121677
One of Khamenei's first posts on June 18, 2025 said: "The US President threatens us. With his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him. They should make threats against those who are afraid of being threatened. The Iranian nation isn't frightened by such threats."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935296111444472296
Writing on June 18, 2025, Khamenei's account wrote: "The US entering in this matter [war] is 100% to its own detriment. The damage it will suffer will be far greater than any harm that Iran may encounter."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935301111050641472
The same day, Khamenei's account posted: "The harm the US will suffer will definitely be irreparable if they enter this conflict militarily."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935303824325108208
Khamenei's account also wrote: "It was already suspected that the US was involved in the malicious move carried out by the Zionist regime, but considering their recent remarks, this suspicion is growing stronger day by day."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935307441836523917
On June 18, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "The Iranian nation also firmly stands against any imposed peace. The Iranian nation will not capitulate to anyone in the face of coercion."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935314256909541692
Writing on June 18, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "The Zionist enemy has made a grave mistake and committed a serious crime, and it must be punished."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935315636835475632
His account also posted , on June 19: "I would like to tell our dear nation that if the enemy senses that you fear them, they won't let go of you. Continue the very behavior that you have had up to this day; continue this behavior with strength" on June 19, 2025.
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935662104192937992
Writing on June 20, Khamenei's account posted: "The Zionist enemy is being punished. It is being punished right now."
Source: X.com/khamenei_ir/status/1935924504007733492
Khamenei's Farsi account also posted on June 20, 2025: "The Zionist regime made a big mistake, a big error, a blunder, and the consequences of it will make it miserable, God willing. You will be miserable." Followed by the Hebrew "You will be miserable." The post include an illustration depicting fire raining down on what appear to be fleeing Israeli soldiers amid a city landscape.
Source: x.com/Khamenei_fa/status/1936042178867859702
On June 22, 2025, Khamenei's Farsi account posted an image of missiles striking a city, and a skull bearing a star of David on its forehead, writing: "The punishment continues. The Zionist enemy has made a big mistake, committed a big crime; it must be punished and it is being punished; it is being punished right now."
Source: x.com/Khamenei_fa/status/1936942341513695699
On the day of the ceasefire, June 23, 2025, Khamenei's account posted: "Those who know the Iranian people and their history know that the Iranian nation isn't a nation that surrenders."
Source: x.com/khamenei_ir/status/1937255046372295137
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