Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel “should expect severe punishment” for the attacks, which he said struck residential centers and killed several commanders and scientists. “The powerful hand of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not let them go unpunished,

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed a 'severe punishment' in response to Israeli airstrikes that he described as a 'heinous crime' against the