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Ayatollah Khamenei in rare sermon vows to keep up fight against Israel

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. [AFP]

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivering a rare Friday sermon in Arabic, defended this week's missile attack on Israel that deepened fears of a regional war and praised allies' defiance.

Speaking in front of tens of thousands at a mosque in the capital Tehran, Khamenei said armed groups in the Middle East "will not back down" even after a spate of Israeli killings of militant leaders.

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