Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed a 'severe punishment' in response to Israeli airstrikes that he described as a 'heinous crime' against the

Israel's ongoing airstrikes and intelligence operation and Iran's retaliation raised fears of all-out war between the countries and propelled the region, already on edge, into even greater upheaval.

By bnm Tehran bureau Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran's Parliament, has vowed revenge against Israel following strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, stating 'the time for revenge has come and this revenge will be taken in any form and with any possible means,