Supreme leader strikes defiant tone in remarks reported by state media, after not being heard of or seen publicly in days.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel on Thursday in his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his first public comments since the cease-fire between Israel and Iran, touted what he called a victory against Israel and America. “America’s regime got involved in a direct war because it felt that if it didn’t,