Iran’s supreme leader claims they gave ‘heavy slap’ to US and downplays nuclear site strikes

Iran’s supreme leader is broadcasting a statement to the nation – his first video message since US strikes, and Iran’s ceasefire with Israel
In a post on X before the message, he claims victory over Israel – and also says Iran delivered a “hard slap” to the US
In the video statement, he says the US “failed to achieve anything significant” by attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, and accuses Donald Trump of an “unusually exaggerated” account of what happened
Two weeks ago, Israel began air strikes on Iran, before Iran responded with missiles – after a ceasefire was agreed, Trump called it a “12-day war”
The US also attacked Iranian nuclear sites, before Iran responded with strikes on a US base in Qatar
Later, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a news conference on the impact of the US strikes on the nuclear sites