Iranian Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei said today that the Israeli occupation will not be able to avoid its defeat by resorting to "desperate acts" like the airstrike it carried out on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

According to the Iranian national TV correspondent, the Leader hosted government officials, military commanders, retired officials, lawmakers, and the chiefs of the three branches of the Iranian government (legislative or parliament, executive or government, and judiciary).

The leader emphasized that the Zionist regime will eventually "come close to collapse and dissolution. Desperate attempts like the actions the regime committed in Syria will not save them from defeat," vowing that they will certainly "be slapped for these acts."

The leader also stated that this year's International Quds Day, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, will spark an international outcry against the occupying Zionist authority.

In past years, Quds Day was solely observed in Islamic countries, but he expects it will be observed in non-Muslim countries this year. He urged Iranians to turn out in large numbers for demonstrations on Quds Day. 

Sayyed Khamenei vowed on April 2 that Iran's men would "punish" the Israeli occupation following the assassination of senior Iranian Revolution Guard Corps members at the hands of the "usurping and despicable" Israeli occupation.

Sayyed Khamenei issued this message regarding the martyrdom of Major General Mohammad Reza Zahedi along with several others following the Israeli aggression on Iran's consulate in Damascus, Syria.

He further affirmed "Our courageous men will exact punishment upon the evil regime. We will ensure they regret this and other crimes, with the will of God."

This comes after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called the Israeli aggression against the Iranian consulate in Syria's Damascus, a "new terrorist crime" and considered it a "violation of international resolutions."

Raisi also stressed that "the Zionists must know that they will not achieve their goals" reaffirming that the "crime of attacking the consulate in Damascus will not go unanswered."

'Israel' assassinates commanders as revenge for Oct 7: IRGC spox.

The spokesperson of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ramadan Sharif, said today that the Israeli occupation is trying to get its revenge for Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, during which it suffered a great failure, by targeting and assassinating IRGC commanders, but affirmed that "Israel" will be suffering greater blows. 

In a statement mourning the recent assassination of seven of the IRGC's commanders and officers, Sharif said, "Their martyrdom only fuels our strive and will to confront the Zionists".

"The Zionists are humanity's enemies, and today, Jews oppose this mischievous entity," noting that the global population is calling for the end of Israeli aggression against Gaza and Palestine.