Iran's supreme leader says country delivered "hard slap" to US | BBC News

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered his first video message since the US strikes and Iran's ceasefire with Israel, claiming victory over Israel and saying Iran delivered a "heavy slap" to the US. He criticized the US for failing to achieve anything significant by attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and accused Donald Trump of exaggerating the events. Two weeks earlier, Israel had begun air strikes on Iran, prompting Iranian missile responses; after a ceasefire, Trump referred to the conflict as a "12‑day war". The US also attacked Iranian nuclear sites, and Iran retaliated with strikes on a US base in Qatar.