Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran's recent missile attack on Israel was "legal and legitimate" and was the minimum punishment for Israel's "crimes."

The United States knows Israel will retaliate after Iran's major missile attack, and even says it supports such a move, but is trying to influence the nature of the response,

Iran's president warns retaliation from Israelwill lead to a 'harsher' response from Tehran:: Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran "The security of the region is the security of all Muslims, and we do not want any war or bloodshed.