Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for a global “military coalition” against Israel, as other top officials in Tehran vowed that Jerusalem will pay a price for its weekend airstrikes against key Iranian military sites.
The strong rhetoric from Ayatollah Khamenei comes at a pivotal moment in the long-simmering Israel-Iran military tensions, which have spilled into direct conflict on several occasions this month and threaten to drag the Mideast into a wider, more deadly conflict.
The supreme leader’s comments also reflect Iran’s growing alliances with China, Russia and North Korea, all leading U.S. adversaries, and might suggest that Tehran believes those autocratic allies will ultimately stand with it against Israel.
“A global coalition must be formed, as well as a political coalition, an economic coalition, and, if necessary, a military coalition, against the malicious Zionist regime that is committing the most brutal war crimes today,” the ayatollah said, according to Iranian state-controlled media, presumably referring to Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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The strong rhetoric from Ayatollah Khamenei comes at a pivotal moment in the long-simmering Israel-Iran military tensions, which have spilled into direct conflict on several occasions this month and threaten to drag the Mideast into a wider, more deadly conflict.
The supreme leader’s comments also reflect Iran’s growing alliances with China, Russia and North Korea, all leading U.S. adversaries, and might suggest that Tehran believes those autocratic allies will ultimately stand with it against Israel.
“A global coalition must be formed, as well as a political coalition, an economic coalition, and, if necessary, a military coalition, against the malicious Zionist regime that is committing the most brutal war crimes today,” the ayatollah said, according to Iranian state-controlled media, presumably referring to Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Iran’s supreme leader calls for global ‘military coalition’ against Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for a global “military coalition” against Israel.
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