‘Heavy Slap To US Face,’ Khamenei On Iran’s Strike On Al-Udeid Air Base


Iran’s Supreme Chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has congratulated the nation for what he known as a decisive victory for Iran and its allies over Israel and the US following latest tensions within the area.

In a sequence of statements on X, Khamenei asserted that the US intervened straight to save lots of Israel however “achieved nothing,” 

“My congratulations on our expensive Iran’s victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the conflict straight as a result of it felt that if it didn’t, the Zionist regime can be fully destroyed. It entered the conflict in an effort to save lots of that regime however achieved nothing,” he mentioned in a publish on X. 

Khamenei additionally claimed that Israel was “virtually knocked out” by the Islamic Republic’s actions. 

“With all that commotion and all these claims, the Zionist regime was virtually knocked out and crushed underneath the blows of the Islamic Republic,” he mentioned on X. 

He additional mentioned that Iran’s assault on the US Al-Udeid Air Base was a “heavy slap” on the face of America.

“The Islamic Republic delivered a heavy slap to the US’s face. It attacked and inflicted injury on the Al-Udeid Air Base, which is without doubt one of the key US bases within the area,” he mentioned in a publish on X. 

Khamenei warned that any future aggression can be met with a “heavy worth.”

“The truth that the Islamic Republic has entry to key US facilities within the area and may take motion every time it deems needed is a big matter. Such an motion may be repeated sooner or later too. Ought to any aggression happen, the enemy will certainly pay a heavy worth,” he mentioned. 

Khamenei’s assertion got here days after the US brokered a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

In the meantime, US President Donald Trump mentioned on Wednesday that talks with Iran are scheduled subsequent week. He added that Iran “could signal an settlement” concerning Tehran’s nuclear programme.