Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appeared on Thursday for the first time since the ceasefire between Iran and Israel came into effect, a truce brokered by the United States and mediated by Qatar.

Khamenei delivered a televised speech — his first public address since the ceasefire began on Tuesday.

He stated that the U.S. airstrikes carried out at the end of the week on nuclear sites in Iran had no “significant impact.”

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In the address broadcast on state television, he said: “They attacked our nuclear facilities — something that warrants international prosecution — but they achieved nothing substantial.”

He criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, who has claimed he “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear program, saying Trump had “grossly exaggerated his version of events, which clearly shows he felt compelled to do so. Everyone who heard his remarks realized there was another reality behind those words.”

The Iranian leader affirmed that his country “will never surrender” to the United States.

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He added: “The U.S. president said Iran must surrender. Surrender! This is no longer about uranium enrichment or the nuclear sector — it is about Iran’s total capitulation.”

Khamenei had been notably absent from the public eye during much of the 12-day war, reportedly delegating authority to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps amid speculation that Israel intended to assassinate him.

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