Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei claims victory against US, gives ‘heavy price' warning
Jun 26, 2025 05:06 PM IST
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday broke his silence, days after the ceasefire between Tehran and Israel, warning the US that it will 'pay a heavy price' if it attacks Iran again. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, addressed the nation for the first time since ceasefire with Israel.(AFP)
Khamenei claimed that Iran has access to key US centres in the region and could strike in the future if deemed necessary.
'The fact that the Islamic Republic has access to key US centres 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 Iranian leader said in a televised address to the country.
Khamenei claimed victory against Israel and the US. He also claimed that Washington jumped into the war directly as they knew that Israel 'would be destroyed.'
'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,' he said.
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