Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei Thursday congratulated citizens on victory over the Israeli regime. He claimed Iran forced the United States to enter the war, adding that if it hadn’t intervened, the Israeli regime would have been completely destroyed. He interacted in a televised address with the people of Iran after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
In his address, Ali Khamenei said, “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.”
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.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 26, 2025
He said that Iranian forces taught a lesson to the United States in the war. Iran attacked and inflicted damage on the Al-Udeid Air Base, he added.
In a post on X, he wrote, “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.”
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.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 26, 2025
The supreme leader warned its enemies, saying that they would pay a heavy price if they dare to repeat any aggression against the Islamic Republic.
He said in a post on X, “The fact that the Islamic Republic has access to key US centers in the region and can take action whenever it deems necessary is a significant matter. Such an action can be repeated in the future too. Should any aggression occur, the enemy will definitely pay a heavy price.”
The fact that the Islamic Republic has access to key US centers in the region and can take action whenever it deems necessary is a significant matter. Such an action can be repeated in the future too. Should any aggression occur, the enemy will definitely pay a heavy price.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 26, 2025
