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)