Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday said US President Donald Trump “exaggerated” the impact of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, in his first appearance since a ceasefire in the war with Israel took hold.

Khamenei also said that Trump had sought to “minimise” the impact of Iran’s retaliatory strikes on a US base in Qatar, saying that he “tried… to pretend that nothing had happened, when a major event had occurred”.

Here’s more from Khamenei:

• The Islamic Republic has access to important US bases in the region and any future aggression against Iran would come at a great cost.

• Iran’s ability to potentially reach major US military bases is a considerable achievement, and added that such actions could be repeated if aggression is renewed.

• Iran’s enemies use excuses like Iran’s missiles or the nuclear programme, but are actually seeking our surrender but it will never happen.