Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Holds Rifle, Warns Israel 'Will Not Last Long

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:15pm on 04 Oct 2024,Friday International

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 85, delivered his first Friday sermon in five years, holding a Russian-made Dragunov rifle. Speaking at the Imam Khomeini Mosque, Khamenei warned that Israel “will not last long” and asserted that Iran would not retreat in the face of Israeli aggression. He justified Iran's recent missile attack on Israel as a "legitimate" response to Israeli crimes, following the assassination of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah. Khamenei used the sermon to boost national and military morale, emphasizing Iran’s readiness for further confrontation.

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