Iran's supreme leader says they delivered 'hard slap' to US

"A nation of around 90 million stood united, with one voice, shoulder to shoulder, in support of the armed forces.

"The Iranian nation demonstrated its distinguished character and showed that, when necessary, a single voice will be heard from this nation."

We can now bring you more from Ayatollah Khamenei, who in a post on X says congratulations once more to his country, focusing this time on "our beloved Iran's victory over the American regime".

He says the US "entered a direct war because it felt that if it did not, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed".

Khamenei goes on to suggest the US "gained no achievements from this war," adding that Iran was able to emerge "victorious" and "delivered a hard slap to America's face".

Iran's supreme leader has not been seen for over a week - he last gave a televised statement from an undisclosed location on 18 June.

Earlier today, Israeli media was heavily questioning the whereabouts of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

BBC Monitoring - which looks at media reports - said Israeli media have been keen to highlight prospects of regime change inside Iran and hopes that Israeli strikes on Iran could spark protests against the leadership from within Iran.

On Channel 14 News, commentators claimed Khamenei's days as leader are numbered, adding that he's in a state of "mental anguish".