Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel on Thursday (June 26, 2025) in his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries.

Mr. Khamenei hasn't been seen in public since taking shelter in a secret location after the outbreak of the war June 13 when Israel attacked Iranian nuclear facilities and targeted top military commanders and scientists.

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.