Iranian Leader Declares “Victory” After US Strikes

The BBC reports:

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered his first video message since US strikes on his country and Iran’s ceasefire with Israel. In a speech broadcast by state TV Khamenei says “nothing significant” occurred to the nuclear sites struck by the US earlier this week, a remark that directly opposes Trump’s assertion that Iran’s nuclear programme had been “obliterated.”

The Iranian leader says his country demonstrated their unity, sending a message that “our people are one voice.” Khamenei says Trump called on his country to “surrender” but his comments were “too big for the mouth” of the US president. “For a great country and nation like Iran, the very mention of surrender is an insult,” he adds.

The Iranian leader also threatened to carry out more strikes on US bases in the region, adding: “If an attack occurs, the cost to the enemy and the aggressor will certainly be high.”

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Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Iran’s strikes almost caused Israel to collapse as he announced ‘victory’ over Israel and the US in his first televised address since Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal. pic.twitter.com/00Us6AFT02

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