Iran’s injured supreme leader vows to keep nuclear, missile systems intact

World News Iran’s injured supreme leader rejects Trump’s demands, vows to keep nuclear, missile systems intact By Ronny Reyes Published April 30, 2026, 1:03 p.m. ET Iran’s severely injured supreme leader remained defiant Thursday as he vowed to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities — warning that America’s only place in the Gulf was “at the bottom of its waters.” Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to be seen since becoming the supreme leader following his father’s death, issued another statement via state media rejecting President Trump’s peace terms and the American naval blockade on Iran’s ports.

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