Iran's Khamenei claims victory over US, Israel while hiding from public
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Iran's Khamenei claims victory over US, Israel while hiding from public
"With all that clamor, with all those claims, the Zionist regime, under the blows of the Islamic Republic, has almost collapsed and been crushed," he said.
A screenshot of a pre-recorded message by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from a hidden location.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 26, 2025 13:38Updated: JUNE 26, 2025
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated the people of Iran for what he called a "decisive victory" over the US and Israel during the 12-Day War in posts on X/Twitter, and a recorded message released on Thrursday.
"I deem it necessary to extend a few congratulations to the great nation of Iran: First, congratulations on the victory over the fake Zionist regime. With all that clamor, with all those claims, the Zionist regime, under the blows of the Islamic Republic, has almost collapsed and been crushed," he said.
He also said that the US got involved in the war because it was afraid that Israel would be destroyed without its assistance.
According to Khamenei, the US gained nothing from the war and also received a "slap in the face."
The ayatollah added that Iran "can take action whenever it deems necessary" and warned enemies that if any further aggression occurred, they would "pay a heavy price."
In his recorded message, Khamenei further mitigated the effects of the US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. He further stated that the strikes on US bases in Qatar was a "great thing' and could happen in the future.
His posts come following a two-week disappearance from the public eye, after Khamenei relocated to a hidden location, fearing Israeli assassination attempts.
A demonstrator holds up a poster of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a protest against Israeli attacks on Iran, central Tehran, June 20, 2025. (credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Ayatollah's silence unsettles public, political commentators
Questions about Khamenei were asked during a widely viewed broadcast on Iranian state television , where the host asked Mehdi Fazaeli, head of Khamenei’s office, what many Iranians had been wondering, the New York Times noted.
“People are very worried about the supreme leader,” the host remarked, noting a flood of viewer messages asking the same thing. However, Fazaeli did not provide a clear answer. Instead, he shared that even officials had been inquiring about the leader's condition, especially following the recent military strikes by Israel and the United States.
Sanam Vakil, director for the Middle East and North Africa at Chatham House, noted that the supreme leader’s prolonged absence signals heightened caution among Iran’s security forces.
“If we don’t see Khamenei by Ashura,” she said, referring to a significant religious event for Shiite Muslims in early July, “that is a bad sign. He has to show his face.”
The ayatollah's absence is believed to be due to his sheltering in a bunker and avoiding electronic communication to prevent assassination attempts, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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Although it's been up in the air as to the correct story, now we know who to believe. s/
Well, we know who the TDS antisemitic democrats will believe, the same ones who are supporting Hamas and the new antisemite who won the democrat New York primary for mayor.
Hopefully Cuomo running as an indepedant might beat him.
At first this comment may seem “off topic” but as this story unfolds I believe people will realize that it’s not off-topic at all.
There have been comments by some public officials that the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites completely destroyed them. What the WSJ has reported seems to indicate is that people should have waited for a thorough BDA before making those claims . . .
I don’t have time now to post the details but will later. Suffice it to say that the WSJ appears to have “concrete “ evidence that appears to show that the sites attacked may still be capable of functioning. . .
"...the sites attacked may still be capable of functioning."
And if they are not, then ANOTHER secret site may take over. There is only one who actually DOES know....
There are so many opinions from so many that nobody knows what the real result was. In fact, we may NEVER know how much destruction there was.
It has been well known for a long time that he is delusional.
THAT is by far the funniest thing I've read today!!!!!! Victory?!?!
Almost sounds like a democrat in Congress put that statement out.
I'm surprised these mouth breathers aren't flying the Iranian flag.
Anti-War protests in US follow Trump bombing of Iran
We aren't at war with Iran. What war are these idiots protesting?
I bet they are all crying about the draft too.
I'm just happy they are earning a paycheck, obviously they are getting paid, nobody but the most hard-core liberals are dumb enough to think we are at war with Iran........Sorry, i see it's California, they are overrun with morons. maybe they are that dumb.
I think the next generation of US maps should have blank spaces where California and New York are. Those two states alone are bringing this country around the toilet rim.
@ bugsy, Jeremy and George...
So what has that got to do with the topic?
I don't know the numbers off-hand, but NYS is mixed, A lot of the "upstate" counties are Republican, and some of them are actually mainly farm country.
The big cities are Democratic, but there are actually even a few areas in NYC that go Republican.
What I find hilarious about this is apparently the Ayatollah is taking a page out of Trumps playbook which is, no matter the outcome, declare victory! And then keep repeating that you won, over and over again until other people stop trying to contradict you. That's what real 'winning' losers do, refuse to accept reality, just like the Ayatollah and our President!
The difference is we know the Ayatollah is full of shit. You all THINK Trump is.
I don't think Trump is ENTIRELY full of shit...can't we come to a compromise? LOL
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Your comment makes me think of stopped clocks and blind squirrels.
LOL
Okay, I can understand that. A stopped clock is right twice a day, and a blind squirrel can find a nut twice a day. I haven't worked out the percentages, but I agree that one side does way exceed the other.