Khamenei told the Iranian public that they had won the war. Really? The war proved that Iran was incapable of defending itself, and that the outside world was not riding to its rescue.
Two observations are pertinent here. First, I suppose it is comforting to know that we aren’t the only country whose leader operates in an alternative reality. Second, if the Ayatollah is stupid enough to believe what he says, Iran has no reason to negotiate over its nuclear program with Israel and the US and undoubtedly won’t.