Ali Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader vowed retaliation on Saturday for attacks by Israel, as an Israeli military official confirmed naval commandos seized a suspected Hezbollah operative in a Lebanon raid.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to meet on Monday following Israeli airstrikes against Iran, which were carried out in retaliation for an earlier attack by Tehran. The meeting, requested by Iran, has received backing from China, Algeria, and Russia, and is being chaired this month by Switzerland.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Israel's attack on the Islamic Republic "should neither be exaggerated nor minimized."

"The evil perpetrated by the Zionist regime [Israel] two nights ago must not be exaggerated or minimized," he said in a post on X.

Without elaborating, he described the deadly attack as a "miscalculation."

Dozens of Iranian lawmakers have addressed a letter to the country's top security council, urging swift action toward developing nuclear weapons in light of Israel's growing regional threats.

Hassan Ali Akhlaghi, one of the signatories, told ISNA news agency that 39 members of parliament argue for a "reassessment of Iran's defense doctrine."

This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during a gathering of Iranian top scientific talents in Tehran on Oct. 2, 2024, with a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the background.

“Our enemy is one,” declared Iran’s Supreme Religious Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his sermon after Friday prayers.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has identified the United Nations and certain European nations as the fundamental cause of issues in West Asia, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA.

Geert Wilders, a big winner in his country’s election last November, called Iran’s supreme religious leader Ali Khamenei “a psychopath and a lunatic,” among other things.

The Dutchman was quick to express his strong displeasure at the missile attack by the mullahs’ regime on Israel.

Iran has launched over 180 ballistic missiles targeting Israel, leading to escalating tensions in the region.

The elimination of Hezbollah’s leader by an Israeli military strike near Beirut is “an act of justice” for his many victims, including thousands of American, Israeli, and Lebanese citizens, said U.S. President Joe Biden today.

“The U.S. fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself,” Biden reiterated in his statement.