Israel and US risk ‘crushing response’ over attacks, Iran’s supreme leader warns

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials increasingly threatened to launch yet another strike against Israel (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP/PA)

Iran’s supreme leader has threatened both Israel and the US with “a crushing response” over attacks on the country and its allies.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials increasingly threatened to launch yet another strike against Israel after its October 26 on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations, killing at least five people.