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June 26, 2025

Iran's Supreme Leader Claims Victory over Israel in First Public Remarks Since Ceasefire
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Earlier today, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a new
video statement claiming victory over Israel and the U.S. while vowing
Iran would never surrender.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: "First, I would like to congratulate them for
victory over the fake Zionist regime. With all those claims that the
Zionist regime were making, they almost were crushed under the blows of
the Islamic government."

They were Khamenei's first public comments in over a week. Meanwhile,
Iran's Parliament has unanimously agreed to suspend all cooperation with
the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, following the U.S. and
Israeli attacks that killed at least 950 Iranians, according to one
count. This is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian
Parliament.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: "Despite the recent attacks on Iran's nuclear
facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency has not condemned
them, not even superficially. It has undermined the agency's
international credibility, and for this reason, the Atomic Energy
Organization of Iran is suspending its cooperation with the IAEA until
the security of its nuclear facilities is guaranteed, and Iran's
peaceful nuclear program will proceed at a faster pace."

In other developments on Iran, Iranian state media reports authorities
have arrested more than 700 people accused of having ties with Israel.
At least three people were executed on Wednesday for allegedly
collaborating with Israel.


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