Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday  said Israel’s attack on the Islamic republic “should neither be exaggerated nor minimised”.On Saturday (October 26, 2024), Israel carried out air strikes against military sites in Iran in response to Tehran’s missile attack on October 1, itself a retaliation for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and a Revolutionary Guards commander.Iranian officials and media have since downplayed the Israeli strikes, highlighting Iran’s defensive capabilities but issued no vows of a direct response.Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian paid tribute to the killed soldiers, hailing their efforts in “defending their land without fear.”The Israeli military has also warned Tehran against responding.