Iran's supreme leader released a statement proclaiming victory over the U.S. military, just as the White House divulged the ayatollah is engaging.

Mojtaba Khamenei was crowned supreme leader after his father, Ali Khamenei, was assassinated by the US and Israel in the first wave of strikes on Iran. | World News

US President Donald Trump said Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is involved in negotiations to end the conflict and that Tehran has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons.