The Iranian leader is not going to change his position towards Israel.

The Ayatollah of Iran said that attacks on Israel from the territory of any country would be a service to the entire region. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the country and its allies will not leave Israel after the attack on Beirut, Aljazeera reported. Friday's strike may have targeted the heir to slain Hezbollah leader Hashim Safi ad-Din on October 4, according to Reuters. “The resistance in the region will not give up even after the killing of its leaders,” the Ayatollah said, mentioning the slain Hamas leader Hassan Nasrallah and recognizing his attack on Israel as legal and legitimate.

Khamenei led Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five years on October 4 following a new Israeli attack on Beirut. After the prayer, he addressed the Iranians and Palestinians, saying that the Iranian side will not delay or rush into confrontation with Israel, noting the right of every people to be protected from tyranny. He also noted that the “enemy” of the Palestinians, Lebanese, Egyptians and Iraqis is one and is trying to incite hostility between them. The Ayatollah also justified Lebanon's attacks on Israel, noting that no court or international organization could blame the Palestinians for defending their homeland.

The second part of the Iranian Supreme Leader's speech was delivered in Arabic. He cited other countries' support for Israel as a problem and called on Lebanon to continue to fight. “Any attack on the Zionist regime by any person or organization serves the entire region and perhaps all of humanity,” Khamenei said. According to Reuters, he did not mention Hezbollah spokesman Hashem Safi al-Din, who is rumored to be Nasrallah's heir.