The Iranian authorities will determine how to respond to Israel’s shelling of the republic’s territory. This was stated by the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “They must realize the strength, determination and innovation of the Iranian nation and youth. How to convey this strength and determination of the Iranian nation to the Zionist regime must be determined by our officials, and what is in the interests of the nation and country, must be done,” the Iranian leader said, speaking on Sunday, his words were reported by the state television channel Press TV. Khamenei, as reported by the Mehr agency, also called on “not to exalt or minimize the evil” of Israel.
On October 26, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran in response to "numerous continuous attacks." In a statement, Iran's air defense forces, in turn, said that military targets in the provinces of Ilam, Tehran and Khuzestan were attacked, but the damage was limited, and the country's air defense systems were able to successfully repel the main attack. The IRNA news agency reported four military personnel were killed. On October 1, Iran launched a massive missile attack on the Jewish state in response to the killings of key figures in the leadership of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Israeli General Staff promised to respond to the attack. For his part, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that his country’s retaliatory strikes against Israel in this case would be even more widespread.
