After more than a week of absence from the public scene, Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, returns to speak . And he claims victory over the "Israeli regime" and the United States .
"I think it is necessary to offer some congratulations to the great Iranian nation, first of all, congratulations on the victory over the Israeli regime. Despite all that noise, despite all those claims, the Israeli regime, under the blows of the Islamic Republic, almost collapsed and was crushed ," Khamenei said in a video statement to the nation.
“The second congratulations are for the victory of our dear Iran over the American regime,” he continues. “ The American regime went to open war because it felt that if it did not do so, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed. However, it gained nothing from this war. Here too, the Islamic Republic emerged victorious and, in return, gave a resounding slap in the face to America .”
Khamenei downplays damage caused by US attacks on nuclear sites: "Nothing significant, Trump exaggerated" . And he claims responsibility for the raids on the US base in Qatar: "Trump pretended that nothing had happened, when instead an important event had occurred, we hit the largest US military base in the Middle East and the attack caused damage" . Trump had called Tehran's response "very weak".
(Unioneonline/L)
