11:16⇢Tehran Rejects Surrender Call
⌨Iranian media continues to prioritize US-Iran relations, with several outlets reporting on President Trump's repeated willingness to meet with Iranian officials (BBC Persian, Radio Farda, VOA Persian). Concurrently, Iran's interim Friday prayer leader, Ayatollah Khatami, strongly rejects any talk of Iran's surrender, calling it "the height of Trump's stupidity" (Mehr News). This unfolds as Israel outlines plans to neutralize Iran's threat capabilities (BBC Persian, Iran International) and Trump discusses Iran with Putin (Shargh Daily). The Iranian President is also at the ECO Summit (Al-Alam News Network, Tasnim News English).