Ayatollah: Israel will not survive

Published 5 October 2024 at 07.13

Foreign. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held his first Friday prayer in nearly five years on Friday before a massive crowd in Tehran. During his speech, where he stood with a rifle at his side, he called on Muslim countries to unite against Israel and the United States.

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Khamenei stated that “Israel will not survive long” and called both the October 7 Hamas attack and Iran's own robotic attack on Israel earlier this week ” entitled”.

After Khamenei's speech, a memorial service was held for Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in late September in Beirut.

Tuesday's drone attack by Iran against Israel was described as a revenge for Nasrallah's death, and Iran's top military leadership warned Israel of further attacks – particularly on the country's energy infrastructure – should Israel “make a mistake.”

– Our resistance will not end and we will win. Israel will never defeat Hamas and Hezbollah, said the ayatollah during his speech.