Iran's Supreme Leader warns: "The battle has begun"

Gate News bot message, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated in an X post: "In the name of the noble Haidar, the battle has begun."

Haidar is a commonly used name for Ali, and Shia Muslims believe that Ali is the first Imam and the successor of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Iranian leader also posted on his English X account, "We must respond strongly to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show no mercy to the Zionists," Khamenei said.