Hello and welcome to NewsAft from the BBC World Service.

We're coming to you live from London.

I'm James Menendez.

And we are going to begin once again in Iran.

And a clear message of defiance today from the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Qamenei

on this the sixth day of the war with Israel.

In a televised statement, he rejected President Trump's calls for an unconditional surrender.

Of course, from the very beginning, we did suspect that in this heinous action carried out by the Zionist regime, the U.S. was also involved.

Given the recent statements that they have made, our suspicions were confirmed.

Our nation will stand up against an imposed war. The same way they will also stand up firm against

an imposed peace. The Iranian nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of humiliation.

Well, in the past hour, there have been reports of more explosions in the

Iranian capital Tehram. Over night, Israel said it had struck about 20 targets, including

weapons production facilities. The UN's nuclear watchdog said they'd also hit two factories

producing parts for centrifuges, the machines that enrich uranium.

Well, the BBC isn't able to report from inside Iran.

It makes it very difficult for us and other broadcasters to get a true picture of what is going on.

But there are people inside the country who are sharing what they're seeing and hearing.

Joe Inwood has been gauging the situation there.

Tehran's Grand Bazaar is usually a bustling commercial hub. Now, what is closed,

videos show row upon row of shuttered shops. The Iranian government has told people to stay in the

capital.

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