In his first public statement since a ceasefire with Israel was reached on Tuesday, Iran’s supreme leader has reaffirmed that the US “gained no achievements” from strikes on its nuclear sites.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the retaliation against an American air base in Qatar a “heavy blow” and stated that the strikes did not “accomplish anything significant” to undermine Iran’s nuclear program.
It happened as Washington reaffirmed its belief that Iran’s nuclear aspirations had been seriously weakened by the strikes.
According to intelligence obtained by the US and Israel, the operation “significantly damaged the nuclear program, setting it back by years,” according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
