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Iranian Supreme Leader refuses to succumb to US pressure, says Trump will fall like all tyrants in history

Tehran/Washington, Jan 9 (UNI) Delivering a sharp response to US President Donald Trump's warnings against Tehran's measures to curb dissent, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday accused him of inflicting massive bloodshed and promoting destabilisation in the Islamic Republic. He reaffirmed his resolve to neither retreat, nor bow to any pressure tactics, as Tehran continues to reel from massive public demonstrations.
Speaking in remarks broadcast on state television, Khamenei said Trump should expect the same fate as past rulers he described as tyrants. "Trump should know that world tyrants such as Pharaoh, Nimrod, Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza were brought down at the peak of their arrogance," he said. "He too will be brought down."
The supreme leader framed the unrest inside Iran as part of an external plot, rejecting any suggestion that the government might concede ground.
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