Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday threatened Israel and the United States with “a crushing response” after Israel attacked Iranian military sites in retaliatory strikes last week.

“The United States of America and the Zionist regime (Israel) will definitely receive a crushing response for what they do against Iran and the Resistance Front,” Khamenei said.

The United States of America and the Zionist regime will definitely receive a crushing response for what they do against #Iran and the #Endurance Forehead.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) November 2, 2024

he said that Iran

will do everything necessary to prepare to confront “arrogant powers, whether militarily, in terms of weapons or politically.” He added that Iranian officials are already working in this regard.

Khamenei noted that it was not just about seeking revenge against Israel, but a “logical measure, in line with our religion, ethics, Islamic laws and international laws (against global arrogance).”

Iran’s supreme leader He made the remarks at an event ahead of the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran by hardline students, according to a report by Al Jazeera. However, he did not give further details about the timing of the attack, the report added.

On Friday, Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran could review its nuclear doctrine if Tehran is exposed to an “existential threat.”

“We now have the necessary technical capabilities to produce nuclear weapons… Only the supreme leader’s fatwa currently prohibits it,” Kharrazi told Hezbollah-linked broadcaster Al-Mayadeen, the Times of Israel reported.

“If Iran’s survival is seriously threatened, we reserve the right to reconsider,” the Tehran Times quoted him as saying.

Hamas attacks Israel

Khamenei’s warning came as rockets fired from Lebanon wounded 11 people in central Israel, according to the country’s emergency services.

The injuries occurred after one of the rockets hit a house.

As hopes for a ceasefire dwindle further, fighting between the Israeli defense forces and the Lebanese group Hezbollah has intensified since September this year.

Hezbollah declared on Saturday that it had attacked the Palmachim air base in the southern region of Tel Aviv with drones.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Friday that 52 people were killed in Israeli attacks on more than a dozen towns in the Baalbek region, which is also home to UNESCO-listed Roman ruins.

Following this, the Israeli ministry said today that two Hezbollah commanders were killed in the Tire area on Friday. However, there was no response from Hezbollah in this regard.

Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas after the Gaza-based group attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing nearly 1,200 people, in addition to taking 251 hostages back to Gaza.

Israeli troops land in Lebanon

Sources told Reuters that a suspected Israeli naval commando force landed in Batroun, a coastal city in northern Lebanon. They even captured one person.

In a post on

In a CCTV footage shared by him, some soldiers can be seen walking on a street, and two of them are holding the person.

While Lebanese Transport Minister Ali Hamiye said the video was accurate, he did not provide any details about it.

Palestinian death toll reaches 43,314

The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 43,314 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military offensive since October 7 last year, while more than 1 lakh people have been injured.