Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for global 'military coalition' to go against Israel

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for a global “military coalition” to go against Israel, as other top officials vowed that Israel will pay for the airstrikes Israel delivered against Iranian military sites this weekend. 

Officials in Washington and other capitals across the world are hoping that the four-hour attack by Israel will end the back-and-forth hostilities that threaten to spill into a broader Middle East war. 

The Ayatollah’s strong language, however, reflects Iran’s growing alliances with China, Russia and North Korea, all leading U.S. adversaries, according to The Washington Times.  

“A global coalition must be formed, as well as a political coalition, an economic coalition and, if necessary, a military coalition, against the malicious Zionist regime that is committing the most brutal war crimes today,” the ayatollah said, according to Iranian state-controlled media.