'Keep dreaming': Khamenei says Iran's nuclear program survived US strikes

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets hundreds of national sports champions and winners of international science Olympiads at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya in Tehran, October 20, 2025.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets hundreds of national sports champions and winners of international science Olympiads at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya in Tehran, October 20, 2025.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington had destroyed Iran’s nuclear program, adding that the United States has no authority over Tehran’s nuclear activities.