Tehran, Oct. 21 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has mocked US President Donald Trump's claims that Washington had successfully destroyed Iran's nuclear program as "foolish nonsense", stating that the US has no authority over Tehran's nuclear activities.
Speaking to a gathering of Iranian sports and science champions in the capital, Khamanei called the US leader's comments utter "nonsense spoken to console disheartened Israeli officials after unexpected defeat in the 12-day war".
"The United States is in no position to determine what countries should or should not possess nuclear capabilities," he said, adding that the missiles built by Tehran's youth had already "penetrated and destroyed sensitive Israeli facilities," acc...