Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over the United States and Israel Thursday in his first public statement since a Monday ceasefire ended the "12 Day War." Khamenei had been absent from the public sphere for nearly a week before his Thursday statement,

Supreme leader strikes defiant tone in remarks reported by state media, after not being heard of or seen publicly in days.

President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of fighting following Israel's strikes -- and subsequent U.S. attacks -- on Iran's nuclear program.