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Iran's Khamenei Claims Victory Over Israel, US After Ceasefire

Iran's Khamenei Claims Victory Over Israel, US After Ceasefire

Above: A Muslim man holds a mobile phone displaying a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 17, 2025. Image copyright: Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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It's ironic that Ayatollah Khamenei claims "victory" over the U.S. and Israel, yet does so from hiding after vanishing for weeks amid fears of assassination and failing to reassure his own people. His boasts of power ring hollow whenafter having first let his nuclear site get blown up, followed by a weak video response delivered from the shadows of a bunker.


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