Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday made his first statement following the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, days after US President Donald announced a truce between the two countries and said, "My congratulations on Iran’s victory."

In a post on X, Khamenei stated, "My congratulations on our dear Iran’s victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the war directly because it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed. It entered the war in an effort to save that regime but achieved nothing."

My congratulations on our dear Iran’s victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the war directly because it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed. It entered the war in an effort to save that regime but achieved nothing.