Earlier today, we reported on Iran’s supreme leader demanding Israel “be punished” for the killings of Iranian generals in Syria.
We can now bring you Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments in full, as he went on to condemn the West for the war in Gaza.
“It was expected they [would] prevent [Israel] in this disaster. They did not. They did not fulfil their duties, the Western governments,” he said.
He said the Israeli airstrike in Syria demolished Iran’s consulate, calling it akin to an attack on Iranian territory.
“When they attacked our consulate area, it was like they attacked our territory,” Mr Khamenei said.
The strike killed 12 people: seven Iranian Revolutionary Guard members, four Syrians and a Hezbollah militia member.
Israel has not acknowledged any involvement, though it has been bracing for an Iranian response to the attack.
