Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed US President Donald Trump had "exaggerated" the effect of strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and threatened to target American military bases again, The Times of Israel reported.

In a televised speech on Thursday, Khamenei claimed Iran's victory in the 12-day air war launched by Israel and inflicting a "severe slap" to the US. He made these remarks in his first speech since a ceasefire was declared between Iran and Israel.

He said, "The American president exaggerated events in unusual ways, and it turned out that he needed this exaggeration." Khamenei said the US "has gained nothing from this war," adding that American strikes "did nothing significant" to Iranian nuclear facilities.