India, June 28 -- United States President Donald Trump has claimed that he spared Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei an "ugly and ignominious death" during the 12-day war with Israel, a day after the latter claimed victory over the US.

In a heavily worded post on TruthSocial, Trump called Khamenei's claim of victory in the war against Israel a "lie" and added that as a "man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie".

Trump added that during the United States' attack on Iran, the country was "decimated", its three nuclear sites - Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan - were "obliterated", and that he knew "exactly" where Khamenei was sheltered but did not let Israel and the US armed forces "terminate his life".

"I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY U...