Khamenei vows ‘severe punishment’ as Iran confirms death of key officials in Israeli strike

AP- PTI Updated - June 13, 2025 at 08:55 AM.

Khamenei accused Israel of revealing its “wicked and blood-stained hand” and described the attack as a grave provocation. 

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Photo Credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that Israel will face a "severe punishment" over its attack on the country.

Khamenei issued a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency. It confirmed that top military officials and scientists had been killed in the attack.

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Israel “opened its wicked and blood-stained hand to a crime in our beloved country, revealing its malicious nature more than ever by striking residential centers,” Khamenei said.

Published on June 13, 2025 03:25

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