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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that the US had "gained nothing" from its attacks during the Islamic republic's 12-day war with Israel that saw nuclear sites hit.
In a video broadcast on Iranian state television, Khamenei said the US "engaged in the war directly, convinced that its refusal to intervene would lead to the complete destruction of the Zionist regime".
"It has gained nothing from this war," Khamenei said of Washington, adding that "the Islamic republic won, and in retaliation dealt a severe slap to the face of America".
“Should any aggression occur, the enemy will definitely pay a heavy price,” he said.
The comments came in the wake of an attack on Sunday in which American forces hit three Iranian nuclear facilities with bunker-buster bombs and cruise missiles.
Iran retaliated on Monday with a missile attack on a US base in nearby Qatar, but caused no casualties.