Live updates from Israel-Iran: Khamenei de Iran says that Israel’s ‘punishment’ will continue
Ali Shamkhani, an advisor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a publication to X on Sunday that the American attacks Iran’s key nuclear facilities will not stop Tehran’s nuclear program.
This planet Labs PBC satellite image shows Iran’s underground nuclear enrichment site after US air attacks aimed at installation, on June 22, 2025.
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“Even assuming that the facilities are completely destroyed, the game is not over; enriched materials, local experience and politics will remain,” Shamkhani said.
“Now, the political and operational initiative, together with the right to legitimate defense, meets the side that plays intelligently and avoids indiscriminate fire,” he added. “Surprises will continue!”
-ABC News’ Joe Simonetti
