Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel “should expect severe punishment” for the attacks, which he said struck residential centers and killed several commanders and scientists. “The powerful hand of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not let them go unpunished,

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised that Iran would “not allow [Israel] to escape safely from this great crime they committed,” after Israel launched its surprise attack on Friday,