Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory in the war with Israel and said the US’s intervention achieved nothing, in his first comments since a ceasefire came into effect earlier this week.

But that is what happened in the middle of the night on June 23rd, the 12th day of a war between Israel and Iran. Donald Trump announced the end of the war on social media (where else?), saying that the combatants had begged him to make peace.

Israel’s military success against Iran undermines one incentive for Saudi normalization and raises concerns about its growing power.