A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows the audience during his meeting with local champions and medalists of sports and world science awards in Tehran on October 20, 2025. Khamenei rebuffed in a statement on his website on October 20 claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic's nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with local champions and medalists of sports and world science awards in Tehran on October 20, 2025. Khamenei rebuffed in a statement on his website on October 20 claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic's nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with local champions and medalists of sports and world science awards in Tehran on October 20, 2025. Khamenei rebuffed in a statement on his website on October 20 claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic's nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with local champions and medalists of sports and world science awards in Tehran on October 20, 2025. Khamenei rebuffed in a statement on his website on October 20 claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic's nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images)

CORRECTION / Technicians work on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on October 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: BYLINE - [STR] instead of [PEDRO PARDO]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

CORRECTION / A technician works on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on October 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: BYLINE - [STR] instead of [PEDRO PARDO]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

CORRECTION / Technicians work on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on October 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: BYLINE - [STR] instead of [PEDRO PARDO]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

CORRECTION / A technician works on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on October 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: BYLINE - [STR] instead of [PEDRO PARDO]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)