Iran-Israel war Update: Amid the ongoing war with Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed the people of Iran and appealed for unity. Khamenei justified the attack on Israel and reiterated that we are ready for it again. We have fulfilled our responsibility and will fulfill it if needed in the future. We will neither hurry nor stop. He said that the enemies want to break us. The enemies are after Muslim countries, but we must not become weak.

'7 October attacks justified'

Addressing thousands of supporters at a mosque in central Tehran, Khamenei described the October 7 attacks as a "correct step". He said, "No international law has the right to object or oppose the Lebanese and Palestinian people standing up against the occupation."

'Israel will never win'

Amid chants of 'We are with you', Khamenei claimed that 'Israel will not win against Hamas or Hezbollah in any way.' This is Khamenei's first public appearance after a long time. In his speech, he also remembered Hassan Nasrallah, the former head of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last week. He said, 'Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah is no longer among us, but his spirit and his path will always inspire us.