TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a sharp warning to the US and Israel on Saturday, pledging a “crushing response” for actions against Iran.

In a speech delivered in Tehran, Khamenei stated, “The enemies – whether the Zionist entity or the United States – should know that they will certainly face a crushing response for their actions against Iran, its people, and the resistance front.”

Khamenei emphasized that Iran would employ “all necessary actions – whether military, arms, or political measures – to confront arrogance.”

The comments follow an Israeli army report of a four-hour-long attack on October 26 targeting Iran. Iranian authorities claimed to have repelled the “Zionist entity’s attempts to strike certain points in Tehran and other regions,” though four Iranian soldiers were reported killed.

This Israeli assault occurred after an earlier Iranian operation on October 1, in which Iran launched over 180 rockets at Israel, reportedly in retaliation for the assassinations of senior figures, including Hamas political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Abbas Nilforoushan. — Agencies