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The Supreme Leader Iran insisted that now “there are no achievements” from strikes on her nuclear facilities, on her first public address, because the ceasefire with Israel was agreed on Tuesday.
Ayatolah Ali Khamenei said that strikes did not “achieve anything significant” to interfere with the nuclear program and described retaliation at the American air base in Qatar as if they were dealing with a “heavy blow”.
Washington has doubled to its estimate that strikes have seriously placed Iranian nuclear abilities.
The American Defense Minister of Pete Hegseth said that the intelligence assistance collected by the United States and Israel indicated that the operation “destroyed” the program.
US President Donald Trump said that strikes on three key nuclear places within Iran “completely erased” and furtively responded to reports to invite unnamed American officials Suggesting damage may have been less extensive than predicted.
Speaks to a higher older general of Caine at the Pentagon Press Conference on Thursday morning, Hegseth said the mission was “Historical Success”, which “brought” [Iranian] Maintenance of enrichment do not work “.
During the moment of combat exchange with journalists, Hegsette also “is not aware of any intelligence” which stated that uranium was moved from Ford – a deep buried facility that targeted with strong so-called Buster bombs – before the strike.
Khamenei, who was largely from a public view, because the direct conflict with Israel broke out 13. June, he published a television address on Thursday morning, which ended Sunday public silence.
The Supreme Leader reportedly removed in the bunker and limiting communications, which caused speculation about his accommodation. The Iranian authorities did not discover where she talked from Thursday, although a higher official admitted that she was in a safe place earlier this week.
Khamenei used a video address on Thursday to threaten more strikes on American bases in the Middle East if Iran was attacked again and declared victory over Israel and the US.
Khamenei said Trump “exaggerated” influence on nuclear location strikes, adding: “They could not achieve anything and did not achieve their goal”
Referring to the American air base in Qatar, Khamenei said, “This incident also happens in the future, and whether any attack happens, the costs of enemies and aggressors will undoubtedly be very high.”
Nobody was killed during that attack, which Trump said he was marked before he was launched. The United States says the base is not damaged.
Direct conflict broke out between Iran and Israel 13. June, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netaniah said that “if not stopped, Iran could produce nuclear weapons in a very short time.”
The day before the Global Board for the Governor Nuclear Nuclear Nuclear An Iran was declared her mindless obligations For the first time in 20 years.
Iran claimed that her nuclear program was for civilian purposes only and never asked to develop nuclear weapons.
On Thursday, Iran was approved by the parliamentary account, which called for the termination of the country’s international agency at the Atomic Energy Energy (IAEA), which means no longer committed to the permit nuclear inspectors.
The Iranian Ministry of Health said that 610 people were killed during 12 days of air attacks, while the Israeli authorities said that 28 were killed.
The United States became directly involved last weekend, striking facilities in Ford, Natanza and Isfahan, before Trump sought to mediate the truce between Israel and Iran quickly.
The ceasefire first appeared in the first place, with Iranian shocks and Israel before the Trump turns out
The UN Nuclear Guard Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday to There was a chance that Tehran has transferred most of his highly enriched uranium somewhere else while attacking it.
Additional reporting Sorush Negahdari.
