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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran braces for Israeli strikes as supreme leader calls for west to leave Middle East

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a gathering of students and scientists on Wednesday in Tehran. Photograph: Khamenei.IR/AFP/Getty Images

Iran is bracing itself for likely Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites as the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged the west to leave the Middle East.

Khamenei met students and scientists on Wednesday in his first public appearance since ordering a high-risk missile attack on Israel in response to Israel’s attacks on the leadership of Hezbollah, the armed group Tehran has funded in Lebanon.

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