TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Saturday that the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are both "safe and sound."

He made the remarks in an interview with ABC News Live, giving the assurance that the system in Iran is working "because our system is very sophisticated, rooted in our identity and based on a popular revolution."

Baghaei said Iran's establishment is not based solely on one individual, adding, "Everything is being done in accordance with our plans, and our armed forces are conducting their defensive actions against this act of aggression that has been going on for the entire day."