Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned Israel and said that the “Zionist regime made a grave mistake” and “will face the consequences of its actions”.
“Our nation will not forsake the blood of their martyrs, nor will they remain silent in the face of violations of their airspace,” Iran’s First International News Network reported Khamenei’s statement.
As reported by ANI, Iran “will stand firm against an imposed war, just as it will stand firm against an imposed peace”, the supreme leader said in a televised address reported by the Tasnim news agency.
“This nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition,” he said.
“….And the Americans should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable consequences,” he stated.
Earlier in the day, he also said that Tehran will harshly retaliate against Israel’s attacks as aerial attacks between the two nations continued overnight, marking the sixth day of the war.
“We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote in English on X.
Meanwhile, the Iranian armed forces chief warned of imminent “punitive operations” against Israel.”
The Israel Defence Forces issued an “urgent warning” for people to evacuate District 18 of Tehran, Iran.
“In the coming hours, the IDF will operate in the area–just as it has over the past few days throughout Tehran–to strike military infrastructure belonging to the Iranian regime,” the IDF said in the statement.
