Israel Attack: Iran Supreme Leader, Khamenei Vows Israel Will Face Painful Fate - Foreign Affairs

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed “severe punishment" for an Israeli attack that he called a crime.

"The evil and bloody hand of the Zionist regime committed a crime in our beloved country at dawn today, once again revealing its wicked nature by targeting residential areas. This regime must await severe punishment," he said in a statement hours after Israeli strikes.

“By God’s will, the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic’s armed forces will not let it go unpunished,” he said.

“In the enemy’s attacks, a number of commanders and scientists were martyred. Their successors and colleagues will immediately continue their duties, God willing,” he said. “With this crime, the Zionist regime has brought a bitter and painful fate upon itself, and it will certainly face it.”