Pentagon chief: Khamenei "wounded and disfigured"

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “wounded and disfigured”.

Speaking during a briefing with Joint chiefs of staff Dan Caine, Hegseth says Iran’s factories have been “razed to the ground” and that the Pentagon has “done its part for now," the Guardian reports. 

He adds that he believes there is now a chance for peace but US troops involved in the conflict remain ready.

A reminder that the US and Iran have announced a two-week ceasefire, with Tehran agreeing to allow the safe transit of vessels through the strait of Hormuz.

The ceasefire that was brokered by Pakistan has been hailed a victory by both sides. Donald Trump repeated the claim that the war has achieved regime change in Iran, while officials in Tehran said the general principles “desired” by Iran were accepted in the ceasefire deal.

By Sabina Mammadli