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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Sayyed Khamenei hails historic victory over 'Israel,' US aggression</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">June 26, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Iranian
Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei delivers a televised address celebrating
Iran's victory over the Israeli-US aggression, praising the Armed
Forces' successful strikes, the nation\u2019s unity, and rejecting US calls
for surrender as an affront to Iran's history, sovereignty, and dignity.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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Sayyed Ali Khamenei released a message on Thursday
congratulating the Iranian nation on the victory in the war imposed by
the Israeli regime and the US. (Screengrab)
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<p>Following "Israel's" abrupt declaration of a <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-launches-strikes-on-israeli-targets--despite-alleged-ce">unilateral ceasefire</a>,
the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei,
addressed the Iranian nation on Thursday to celebrate a decisive victory
for the Islamic Republic over its aggressors, "Israel" and the United
States.</p>
<p>The televised speech marked Sayyed Khamenei's third public message
since "Israel" launched its unprovoked assault on Iran's nuclear
infrastructure on <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-launched-major-strike-against-iran-s-nuclear-p">June 13</a>.
The Leader praised the courage and capability of Iran's armed forces,
as well as the resilience and unity of the Iranian people in the face of
combined Israeli-American hostility.</p>
<p>"I feel it is necessary to extend several congratulations to the
great Iranian nation. First, congratulations on the victory over the
artificial Zionist regime. Despite all its noise and claims, the Zionist
regime was nearly brought to its knees and crushed under the blows of
the Islamic Republic," Sayyed Khamenei declared.</p>
<p>He honored the memory of the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/khatam-al-anbiya-hqs-mourns-irgc-cmdr--killed-in-israeli-agg">martyrs </a>who
lost their lives in the confrontation, including high-ranking military
officers and scientists, acknowledging their unwavering commitment to
the Islamic cause.</p>
<p>Iran's precision missile strikes, which overwhelmed "Israel's" <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel-s-iron-dome--more-fragile-than-glass---pezeshkian">heavily fortified multi-layered defense systems</a>
and inflicted significant damage to its military and urban
infrastructure, were a testament to the country's growing deterrent
power.</p>
<p>"We thank God for aiding our armed forces, who managed to breach
their advanced multilayered defense systems and flatten large parts of
their military and urban centers with powerful missile and weapons
strikes," the Leader said.</p>
<p>Ayatollah Khamenei noted that the Islamic Republic's ability to
retaliate with such force came as a shock to its enemies and sent a
clear message: any act of aggression will exact a heavy price.</p>
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<h2>Iran Strikes Back</h2>
<p>He further celebrated Iran's firm response to Washington's
involvement in the conflict. After the United States, under Donald
Trump's leadership, launched illegal attacks <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/trump-confirms-us-strikes-on-iranian-nuclear-sites--includin">on Iranian nuclear facilities</a> in an attempt to tip the balance in favor of its Zionist ally, Iran responded with powerful retaliatory strikes.</p>
<p>"The US entered the war directly because it feared that if it didn't,
the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed," he said. "It
intervened to save them but gained nothing from the war."</p>
<p>Iran's targeting of <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-targets-us-air-base-in-qatar-with--destructive--missile">Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar</a>,
one of America's most strategic regional military hubs, was a bold move
that stunned Washington. Sayyed Khamenei condemned the US attack on
nuclear sites as a war crime deserving international legal action.</p>
<p>"Anyone who heard his remarks could sense that behind those words lay
a very different truth," he said, referring to Trump's bluster after
the attack. "They failed to achieve their objectives, and they inflated
their claims to conceal the reality."</p>
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<p>"Here, too, the Islamic Republic emerged victorious, delivering a
harsh blow to the US, specifically targeting the Al-Udeid base, one of
its key regional bases, and inflicting damage," he asserted.</p>
<p>He dismissed US attempts to downplay Iran's retaliation as
propaganda, reminding the world that Iran has both the will and the
means to strike American military infrastructure in the region if
provoked again.</p>
<p>"It is a major development and it can happen again in the future," he
warned. "If aggression is repeated, the enemy will undoubtedly face a
heavy cost."</p>
<h2>National Unity</h2>
<p>Sayyed Khamenei also praised the unwavering <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/thousands-rally-in-tehran-in-support-of-iranian-armed-forces">unity of the Iranian people</a> throughout the confrontation, calling it a moment of national dignity.</p>
<p>"By God's grace, a nation of nearly 90 million stood as one, united
in voice and purpose, shoulder to shoulder, without any divisions in
demands or intentions," he said.</p>
<p>"They rallied, spoke out, supported the actions of the armed forces,
and will continue to do so\u2026. The Iranian nation proved its nobility and
its remarkable, outstanding character."</p>
<p>The Leader rebuked Donald Trump for arrogantly declaring that "Iran
must surrender," pointing to the absurdity of such a demand against a
nation with centuries of history, culture, and resistance to foreign
domination.</p>
<p>"Of course, such a statement is far too grand for the mouth of the US
president," he said. "A nation like Iran, with its greatness, its
history, its culture, and its national will forged in steel, to speak of
surrender in reference to such a country is a joke to anyone who knows
the Iranian people."</p>
<p>Sayyed Khamenei made clear that the Islamic Republic's struggle with
US imperialism has been ongoing since the 1979 Revolution and that
successive US administrations, regardless of political party, have
pursued the same goal: the subjugation of Iran.</p>
<p>"They have clashed with us time and again, each time with a different
excuse: human rights, democracy, women's rights, uranium enrichment,
missile development," he said.</p>
<p>"But at the core, it has always been one thing: they want Iran to surrender."</p>
<h2>Dignity Over Submission</h2>
<p>Unlike his predecessors, Sayyed Khamenei noted, Trump openly revealed
what others tried to mask: that the US seeks full capitulation, not
coexistence.</p>
<p>"This president exposed that truth, he made clear that the Americans
will only be satisfied with the total surrender of Iran, and nothing
less," the Leader stated.</p>
<p>"The Iranian people must know: this is why we oppose America. This is
the root of the hostility, and this is the great insult the Americans
direct at our nation."</p>
<p>He concluded with a strong affirmation of Iran's independence and strength.</p>
<p>"To expect a country like Iran to surrender to another is sheer
nonsense\u2014and it will surely be laughed at by every wise and sensible
person," he said.</p>
<p>"The Iranian nation is honorable, and will remain honorable. It is
victorious, and, by God's grace, will continue to be victorious."</p>
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