Iran's Supreme Leader warns Israel of 'crushing response'

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has warned of a "crushing response" to Israel's recent airstrike on Iranian military targets. Khamenei spoke to students in Tehran on Saturday, ahead of the 45th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by Iranian students that led to a hostage crisis. US media have reported that Iran could be preparing an attack on Israel in the coming days.

Khamenei did not elaborate on the timing or method of a possible strike. The Israeli airstrike on October 26 was in response to a massive Iranian missile attack on Israel earlier in the month. Concerns are mounting that if Iran strikes again, the cycle of retaliatory attacks between the two major powers in the Middle East could spiral out of control.