On June 26th local time, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei made his first televised speech after the ceasefire agreement came into effect, announcing Iran’s “comprehensive victory” in the conflict with Israel and criticizing US military intervention as “futile”. He stated that the Iranian armed forces have broken through Israel’s “advanced multi-layered defense system”, causing significant damage to its military facilities and cities, while “slapping the United States hard” by attacking the US Udeid Air Base in Qatar.