Iran's supreme leader Khamenei warns Israel, says 'We will show Zionists no mercy'

Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday warned Israel and said that Tehran will harshly retaliate against Israels attacks as aerial attacks between the two nations continued overnight marking the sixth day of the warWe must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime We will show the Zionists no mercy Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote in English on XMeanwhile Iranian armed forces chief warned of imminent punitive operations against IsraelChairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces The operations carried out so far have been a warning for deterrence and punitive operations will be forthcoming IRNA News Agency posted on XWe must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime We will show the Zionists no mercymdash Khameneiir khamenei_ir June 17 2025The Israel Defense Forces issued an urgent warning for people to evacuate District 18 of Tehran IranIn the coming hours the IDF will operate in the areajust as it has over the past few days throughout Tehranto strike military infrastructure belonging to the Iranian regime the IDF said in the statementTo all civilians for your safety and wellbeing we urge you to evacuate immediately from the marked area in District 18 the statement continuedThe Israel Defense Forces said it has identified more missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday morning local timeThis comes after several projectile impacts were recently reported in the Coastal Southern and Central districts of the countryThe public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice the IDF saidIrans air defenses are repelling projectiles over the capital Tehran the semiofficial Iranian outlet Mehr News Agency reportedA video posted on the agencys X page showed flashes in the sky as explosions were heard throughout the cityIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel plans on striking key targets in Tehran Israels air force is also targeting ballistic launching sites in Isfahan an Israel Defense Forces IDF spokesperson saidMeantime Irans Cyber Security Command said that Israel launched a widespread cyber war against Iranian digital infrastructure Additionally The IDF said it has identified a new wave of incoming missiles fired from Iran and explosions were heard over Tel AvivAt least 2725 people in Israel have been evacuated from their homes since the conflict began according to the countrys Government Press Office GPOAs of Tuesday the death toll in Israel remains at 24 but more than 647 people are injured the government said At least 224 people have been killed in Iran since hostilities began on FridayMeanwhile US President Donald Trump on Tuesday local time demanded for an unconditional surrender from Iran amid escalating tensions with IsraelIn a series of posts on Truth Social Trump said we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran and we know exactly where the socalled Supreme Leader is hiding He warned our patience is wearing thin and then posted UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDERWe now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran Trump wrote on his social media Truth SocialIran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment and plenty of it but it doesnt compare to Americanmade conceived and manufactured stuff Nobody does it better than the good ol USA he said in a postThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever