Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Trump is lying and his statements are not worth a response; Israel will be dismantled; Crowd chants “Death to America” multiple times.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech aired on Channel 1 (Iran) on May 17, 2025, addressed U.S. President Trump’s recent visit to the region. He accused Trump of lying when he claimed he wanted to use power for peace. The crowd responded with repeated chants of “Death to America!”
Khamenei questioned when the United States had ever used its power in the pursuit of peace. He stated that peace can be achieved through strength, and he said that this is precisely why Iran is increasing its own power.
Khamenei declared: “America should leave the region and leave it will.” He then referred to the Zionist regime as the “absolute source of corruption, war, and discord,” describing it as the “lethal cancerous tumor of the region” that must be uprooted.