TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated on Wednesday a promise to retaliate towards Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria.
Khamenei spoke at a prayer ceremony celebrating the top of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, saying the airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria earlier this month was “wrongdoing” towards a diplomatic publish that’s thought of Iranian territory.
“Once they assault our consulate part it regarded like they assault on our territory,” Khamenei mentioned. “The evil regime have to be punished, and will probably be punished.”
The strike killed 12 folks: seven Iranian Revolutionary Guard members, 4 Syrians and a Hezbollah militia member. Israel has not acknowledged its involvement, although it has been bracing for an Iranian response to the assault that was a major escalation of their long-running shadow warfare.
State TV broadcast Khamenei’s remarks stay. He didn’t elaborate on the way in which Iran would retaliate.
Khamenei additionally criticized the West, significantly the U.S. and Britain, for supporting Israel in its warfare towards Hamas in Gaza.
“It was anticipated they (would) forestall (Israel) on this catastrophe. They didn’t. They didn’t fulfil their duties, the Western governments,” he mentioned.
Iran helps anti-Israeli militant teams like Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah. It doesn’t acknowledge Israel.
Khamenei spoke at a prayer ceremony celebrating the top of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, saying the airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria earlier this month was “wrongdoing” towards a diplomatic publish that’s thought of Iranian territory.
“Once they assault our consulate part it regarded like they assault on our territory,” Khamenei mentioned. “The evil regime have to be punished, and will probably be punished.”
The strike killed 12 folks: seven Iranian Revolutionary Guard members, 4 Syrians and a Hezbollah militia member. Israel has not acknowledged its involvement, although it has been bracing for an Iranian response to the assault that was a major escalation of their long-running shadow warfare.
State TV broadcast Khamenei’s remarks stay. He didn’t elaborate on the way in which Iran would retaliate.
Khamenei additionally criticized the West, significantly the U.S. and Britain, for supporting Israel in its warfare towards Hamas in Gaza.
“It was anticipated they (would) forestall (Israel) on this catastrophe. They didn’t. They didn’t fulfil their duties, the Western governments,” he mentioned.
Iran helps anti-Israeli militant teams like Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah. It doesn’t acknowledge Israel.
