Afghanistan, June 27 -- Ayatollah Khamenei declared victory after the 12-day Iran-Israel war, claiming Israel collapsed under pressure and the U.S. gained nothing.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, has declared "victory" following the recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel. According to the state-run IRNA news agency, Khamenei issued his third public message since the conflict began, asserting that Israel was "crushed" under the force of Iran's strikes despite its "noise and claims."
Khamenei further stated that the United States entered the conflict directly because, in his view, Washington feared Israel would be "completely destroyed" if it did not intervene. The Iranian leader claimed that the U.S. failed to achieve any...