Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over the United States and Israel Thursday in his first public statement since a Monday ceasefire ended the “12 Day War.” Khamenei had been absent from the public sphere for nearly a week before his Thursday statement,

The fragile ceasefire brokered by the Trump administration continues. However, low-level skirmishes, including cyberattacks, drone incursions, and proxy clashes, are still being reported. The United States has brokered a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran after two weeks of ratcheting tensions.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” with its strike on an American base in Qatar.