Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, held a Russian-made Dragunov rifle as he addressed a mass gathering in a rare Friday prayer meet. In his first address in five years to a Friday gathering, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei defended the “legal and legitimate” missile attack by Iran on Israel and called for “Muslim unity.” The 85-year-old leader with a rifle accentuated strength, vowing not to back down in the face of Israeli aggression.
After leading prayers at Imam Khomeini’s Grand Mosalla in central Tehran, Khamenei in his sermon stated that Iran's missile strikes are the “least punishment” for Israel. He also warned that Israel “will not last long”. He strongly reaffirmed support for anti-Israeli militia groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, portraying this as an Islamic duty.
Further, he issued warnings of potential direct missile strikes from Iranian soil if deemed necessary. "We neither procrastinate nor hurry in fulfilling our duty. What is reasonable and correct according to the opinion of political and military decision-makers will be done in due time and will be done again in the future if necessary,” Khamenei said in a thinly veiled warning for Israel as cited by IRNA news agency.
In a strong message to Israel, the Supreme leader of Iran, said, “If needed, Iran will attack occupied Palestine again.” “The Palestinian nation has the right to stand against the enemy who has occupied its land and ruined its life. Defending the Pal.