In his first public address since a brief war with Israel came to an end, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday claimed victory over Israel and slammed the US for their direct involvement in the war, saying it was “a heavy slap to America’s face”.
In a televised speech, Khamenei also spoke about the US airstrikes on its key nuclear sites, saying there was not much damage and that the US could not achieve much. He said that US President Donald Trump needed showmanship in his approach towards the conflict.
“My congratulations on our dear Iran’s victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the war directly because it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed. It entered the war in an effort to save that regime but achieved nothing.,” a post from his X account said.
“The Islamic Republic delivered a heavy slap to the US’s face. It attacked and inflicted damage on the Al-Udeid Air Base, which is one of the key US bases in the region,” said another thread.
Iran’s Supreme Leader also warned that any future aggression against Iran would come at a great cost. He called Iran’s strikes on US bases in Qatar a great achievement and said that it could be repeated if provoked again.
