According to Agence France-Presse, this is Khamenei’s first sermon in about 5 years, and comes after the assassination of the Secretary-General of Hezbollah. Hassan Nasrallah An Israeli strike in the southern suburb of Beirut, alongside a leader in “Quds Force“Iranian.
It also comes after the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the movement agitation Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran in a strike attributed to Israel at the end of last July.
A tribute to Nasrallah will be held after the prayer at the Grand Mosque of Imam Khomeini in Tehran, according to Agence France-Presse.
He confirmed Iranian Revolutionary Guard The Iranian missile attack that targeted IsraelTuesday, was in response to the assassination of Nasrallah, Haniyeh, and the commander of the “Quds Force” in Lebanon, Abbas Nilforshan.
It was the last time she was a mother Ali Khamenei Friday prayers in January 2020, after it was launched Iran Missiles on an American base in Iraq in response to the assassination of the Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani In an American strike near Baghdad airport.
Tehran announced that the latest attack was “in self-defense,” warning Israel of “devastating attacks” if it responds to the attack. While Washington warned that this attack would have “consequences,” amid reports of discussions about possible Israeli strikes against Iranian oil facilities.
Israel said that Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles, most of which were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems, with the assistance of American and Jordanian forces in the region.
