Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, will speak in a few minutes in a video message, marking his first message since the US announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
The message comes hours before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is due to hold a press conference to give an update on the impact of US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend.
US President Donald Trump, writing on Truth Social, says the "major" update will be delivered by the Pentagon at 8am EST, when Hegseth will be joined by military representatives.
"The press conference will be interesting and irrefutable," Trump adds, writes A2 CNN.
Speaking from a NATO summit yesterday, Hegseth stressed that the US strikes had significantly reduced Tehran's nuclear capabilities.
But previous reports citing US intelligence sources indicated that the attacks had only delayed Iran's nuclear program by months and that key components had not been destroyed.
Meanwhile, before his first video message is released, the Ayatollah has just posted on the social network 'X' to congratulate the Iranian people on their "victory" over Israel.
"I congratulate you on your victory over the wrong Zionist regime," he writes, A2 CNN reports. (A2 Televizion)
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