Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Hamas massacre of October 7 was justified.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a commemoration ceremony of the late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, in Tehran, Iran, October 4, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)
Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Hamas massacre of October 7 was justified.
The Iranian leader spoke in an unusual address in Arabic. He said the Iranian missile attack on Israel was minimal in light of its crimes.
Khamenei said slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was "a dear brother and source of pride."
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