„The battle has begun“. This was written by in „Ex“ Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ANSA reported, quoted by BTA.
This is his first statement after US President Donald Trump said he had no intention of killing the ayatollah for now.
"The Islamic Republic will triumph over the Zionist regime“, Khamenei said.
At the same time, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had fired hypersonic missiles at Israel, Agence France-Presse reported.
The Iranian army has fired 11 waves of missiles as part of its operation „Honest Pledge 3“, also using hypersonic ballistic missiles “Fatah 1“, which are medium-range missiles and were first introduced in 2023, said the Corps, which is the ideological wing of the Islamic Republic.
A statement from the Corps also said that Tehran had gained full control of the skies over the occupied territories, referring to Israel.