Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a speech during a prayer ceremony, expressing strong words against Israel and the West. Khamenei vowed to retaliate against Israel for an airstrike that destroyed Iran's consulate in Syria, resulting in the deaths of several Iranian generals.
Referring to the airstrike as a direct attack on Iran, Khamenei stated, 'The evil regime must be punished, and it will be punished.' He accused Israel of wrongdoing and emphasized that the attack on the consulate was akin to an assault on Iranian territory.