Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and the United States on Thursday in his first video message since a ceasefire was announced between Iran and Israel.
In his third video message since the war between Iran and Israel began, Khamenei said "the Zionist regime was nearly brought to its knees and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic."
Khamenei praised what he called the "extraordinary unity of the Iranian nation," adding that the Iranian people stood "united and with one voice" behind the armed forces.
He had not appeared in public since hostilities began, with his messages released only in recorded format.
Thursday's message was his first official reaction two days after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced.
“The US entered the war directly because it feared that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed,” he said. "It intervened to save them but gained nothing from the war.”
Referring to the US President Donald Trump, he said, “Anyone who heard his remarks could sense that behind those words lay a very different truth.”
“They failed to achieve their objectives, and they inflated their claims to conceal the reality.”
“Here, too, the Islamic Republic emerged victorious, delivering a harsh blow to the US, specifically targeting the Al Udeid base, one of its key regional bases, and inflicting damage.
“The same people who had exaggerated their own actions tried to downplay this strike, claiming nothing had happened, when in fact, something major had occurred.”
“It’s a major development and it can happen again in the future,” he warned. “If aggression is repeated, the enemy will undoubtedly face a heavy cost.”
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