Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the United States and Israel "will undoubtedly receive a crushing response" for their actions against Iran, state media reported.

Khamenei said, “The enemies, including America and the Zionist regime, should know that they will undoubtedly receive a crushing response to what they do against Iran and the axis of resistance.”

Khamenei made the comments to students ahead of the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by conservative students shortly after the Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed shah.