Iranian press celebrates halt of strikes: 'US retreats'

The Iranian press presents the cessation of strikes as an Iranian victory and an American retreat, mocking President Trump. The Kayhan newspaper publishes a message from leader Mojtaba Khamenei: 'There is no way but jihad and resistance.' The Mashreghi newspaper publishes a cartoon mocking Trump and lists eight reasons for the American retreat. The Vatan-e-Emrooz newspaper publishes a 'victory report' on damage to American bases.

The Iranian press is celebrating today (Monday) the cessation of strikes as an Iranian victory and an American retreat. The Kayhan newspaper, the conservative mouthpiece of the regime, dedicates its main headline to a message from Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei: 'There is no way but jihad and resistance.' Alongside this, the newspaper presents the cessation of strikes as proof of American failure and publishes a list of heavy damages suffered by the US in 15 days of fighting. The Mashreghi newspaper publishes a cartoon mocking Trump, in which he carries a rifle but extends his last bullets, under the title 'Why did America retreat?' The newspaper lists eight reasons for the retreat, including losses to American forces, damage to energy infrastructure, and rising oil prices. The Vatan-e-Emrooz newspaper publishes a 'victory report' including statements by a Revolutionary Guards spokesman about damage to American bases. The Javan newspaper claims that 'America did not achieve its goals in the war and did not find a way out.' The Iranian press sets the cessation of aggression in Lebanon as a condition for ending the war.

Iranian press celebrates halt of strikes: 'US retreats'