Iran’s Khamenei made his first public appearance since the Israeli war began

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been publicly made for the first time since Israel’s war with Iran on Saturday.

Khamenei has Although Donald Trump claimed to know his location at the time, he was isolated by secluded security bunkers throughout the conflict. Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony on Saturday on the eve of Ashoura, waved to the crowd without making any statement.

Trump asserted during a 12-day war with Israel that the United States knew Khamenei’s location but would not kill him, “at least so far.”

Shortly after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Khamenei made his first public statement in a few days on June 26. He said in a pre-recorded statement that Tehran gave “American face” by hitting U.S. air bases in Qatar and warning the United States or Israel to further attacks on Iran.

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In fact, none of Iran’s missiles were fired at the Al-udeid air base.

Despite the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities last month, experts say The regime remains bent Develop nuclear weapons.

“Repair, reconstruction and reconstruction will become the modus operandi of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program at the Defence Foundation of Democratic Countries, told Fox News Digital. “It just depends on how they will do it? Will they be completely dark when flirting with the international community?”

“All of this remains to be seen,” he added.

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Map of the US strike against Iran. (Fox News)

Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesman for the Iranian regime, Confirmed this week Nuclear sites in Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz were “seriously damaged” after last month’s strike against Iran’s nuclear program.

The problem still exists The degree of damage This is due to doubts about whether Iran can transfer any enriched uranium or centrifuge ports to remove from severe guard sites before the strike.

Although the Trump administration said last week it had “destroyed” three facilities it attacked, and Passionately refuse Israeli officials confirmed this week that Iranian officials may be able to divert some elements of the regime’s nuclear program and indicate that they will continue to monitor the situation closely.

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President Donald Trump shows next to the image of damage caused to Iran’s Fudo nuclear facility on June 21, 2025. (White House; Reuters’ Maxar Technologies)

U.S. and Israeli experts say they think Iran is still assessing the extent of damage “Bunker Buster” bomband the regime will seek the possibility of restoring and repairing it – meaning it may be purchasing time.

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“There is no doubt that the regime will still adopt diplomatic strategies that aim to tie anyone up and find as much time as possible to achieve that,” Ben Taleblu said.

Caitlin McFall of Fox News contributes to the report