Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking after the recent 12‑day war with the US and Israel, acknowledges Iran’s losses but claims the Islamic Republic emerged stronger and more united. He denounces as “pure lies” reports that Tehran sent messages to Washington, says the US government is not worthy of engagement, and accuses America and the “Zionist regime” of global warmongering and human rights abuses that have made them increasingly hated worldwide.