Khamenei mentioned the armed forces had been “capable of break by means of” Israel’s “superior, multi-layered protection and raze lots of their city and navy areas.
Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday declared “victory” over Israel within the latest struggle, saying Tel Aviv was “crushed underneath the blows of the Islamic Republic.”
“The thought that the Islamic Republic may inflict such blows on that regime by no means even crossed their minds and so they by no means imagined such a factor, however that is what occurred,” he said in a televised speech. It marked his third public message since Israel launched an assault on Iran on June 13, claiming it focused nuclear infrastructure, and comes two days after a ceasefire took impact after 12 days of struggle between the 2 international locations.
The heavy value of attacking Iran; Zionist regime’s areas razed to the bottom
From Imam Khamenei’s third televised message following the Zionist regime’s assaults on Iran and the victory of the Iranian nation
June 26, 2025
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He congratulated the “nice nation of Iran” and honored “the reminiscence of the esteemed martyrs” among the many navy officers and scientists assassinated by Israel in its assaults.
Khamenei mentioned the armed forces had been “capable of break by means of” Israel’s “superior, multi-layered protection and raze lots of their city and navy areas underneath the stress introduced by Iran’s missiles and highly effective assaults utilizing superior weaponry.”
He harassed that the struggle “has proven the Zionist regime that attacking the Islamic Republic of Iran carries a heavy value. Will probably be expensive for them.”
US ‘Achieved Nothing’
The Iranian chief additionally celebrated the “victory over the US regime,” saying Washington was not in a position “to realize something important” by collaborating within the struggle.
“The US regime entered the struggle straight as a result of it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime can be utterly destroyed. It entered the struggle in an effort to save lots of that regime however achieved nothing,” Khamenei acknowledged.
My congratulations on our expensive Iran’s victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the struggle straight as a result of it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime can be utterly destroyed. It entered the struggle in an effort to save lots of that regime however achieved nothing.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 26, 2025
He mentioned the US’s assault on Iran’s nuclear services, which didn’t obtain “something important, nonetheless, “warrants an unbiased legal prosecution in a global courtroom.”
The US attacked three of Iran’s nuclear websites; Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, within the early hours of Sunday, with US President Donald Trump declaring that the services had been “utterly and completely obliterated.”
Iran’s Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei says Israel “nearly collapsed” underneath Iranian retaliation, and that the US “gained nothing” from its navy involvement, on June 26 in his first public remarks for the reason that Israel-Iran ceasefire pic.twitter.com/WwujWk5v5e
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Khamenei mentioned Trump “used a weird exaggeration in describing what occurred. It’s evident he wanted such an exaggeration.”
“Whoever heard his remarks knew that beneath the floor of those phrases lay one other fact, which was that they weren’t capable of accomplish something. They failed to realize their meant objective and so they exaggerate issues to cowl up and conceal the reality,” he acknowledged.
Assault on US Base
On Monday, Iran fired missiles on the US navy base in Qatar, which Khamenei mentioned was one among Washington’s “key bases” within the area.
Iran had once more “been victorious” after delivering “a heavy slap to the US’s face in return,” he acknowledged.
“The identical individuals who made exaggerated claims within the earlier case, tried to downplay this one, claiming that nothing a lot had occurred. However actually, a significant occasion had taken place,” Khamenei famous.
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He mentioned the truth that Iran “has entry to key US facilities within the area and may take motion at any time when it deems mandatory is a big matter” and vowed that “Such an motion could be repeated sooner or later too.”
“Ought to any aggression happen, the enemy – the aggressor – will certainly pay a heavy value,” the Iranian chief acknowledged.
‘A Mockery’ to Give up
He went on to rebuke Trump for declaring that “Iran should give up,” stating the “problem isn’t about enrichment or the nuclear business anymore. It’s about Iran surrendering.”
“For the nice nation of Iran – a nation with such a historical past, such a wealthy tradition, and a steadfast nationwide dedication – any speak of give up is nothing however a mockery within the eyes of those that actually know the Iranian individuals,” Khamenei acknowledged.
Put up-ceasefire, Iranians rallied in #Tehran‘s Palestine Sq., holding #Iran‘s flag as they chanted, “Conflict till victory”.
Because the first day of the Israeli aggression on Iran, #Iranians have been rallying throughout the nation in a present of unity and defiance in opposition to the Israeli… pic.twitter.com/1StHYE7lXg
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) June 24, 2025
He mentioned Trump’s assertion “revealed a sure actuality” which is that the US “has been actively opposing and making an attempt to hurt Islamic Iran from the very starting of the Revolution. And every time, they provide you with a brand new pretext.”
“One time, it’s human rights. One other time, it’s defending democracy. Then, it’s girls’s rights. Generally it’s uranium enrichment, and at different occasions it’s the nuclear problem itself. Or it’s the matter of missile growth. They carry up every kind of pretexts. However on the core, all of it boils down to 1 factor, which is that they need Iran to give up,” Khamenei acknowledged.
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He mentioned that the earlier administrations “by no means overtly acknowledged this as a result of it’s one thing unacceptable.”
“It isn’t justifiable by any human logic to inform a nation that they need to give up. That’s why they had been disguising this goal behind different titles and pretexts,” he continued.
Khamenei harassed that “the Iranian nation is victorious and can stay victorious, by the grace of God.”
(The Palestine Chronicle)