His comments came as the Pentagon said it would send additional fighter jets and destroyers to the Middle East.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke during a meeting with students Saturday.

Ali Khamenei had previously struck a more measured response to Israeli strikes, saying they should not be “exaggerated or downplayed.

Iran's supreme leader has threatened Israel and the U.S. with "a crushing response" over attacks on Iran and its allies.

Further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East into a wider regional conflict.

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader on Saturday (Nov 2) vowed retaliation for attacks by Israel and its US ally, as a pro-Iran coalition in Iraq claimed a drone strike on the Israeli resort of Eilat. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is among pro-Iran groups drawn into more t

Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel and the U.S. with a crushing response, escalating tensions in the Middle East.

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting...

Iran's supreme leader vows to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally

Hezbollah intensifies rocket fire near Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv

Iran's supreme leader vows to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally

Iran's regime warned of its capacity to build a nuclear weapon and threatened to change its policies on using one this weekend.

Israel has again carried out deadly air strikes on north Gaza, where the UN has described conditions as "apocalyptic", while Lebanon's Hezbollah has intensified rocket fire near Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv, on Israel's second front.

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

TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday (Oct 31) warned of a "harsh and regretful" response to Saturday's deadly Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities, local media reported after a seri

TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday (Oct 31) warned of a "harsh and regretful" response to Saturday's deadly Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities, local media reported after a seri

It was unclear how or when Iran plans to respond, or whether the rhetoric could be bluster. Iranian officials had downplayed the damage of Israel’s last attack.