"Iran's Armed Forces Are Ready": Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised retaliation for the Israeli strikes in a recorded address to the country, coinciding with Iranian missiles being launched towards Israel. Khamenei stated that the military was ready to respond. "Do not assume that they attacked and it's finished. No. They initiated the actions and began the conflict. We will not permit them to evade consequences for this significant wrongdoing they have perpetrated."
