Ayatollah Khamenei told the 33rd National Prayer Summit that prayer underpins jihad, conquest and triumph in Iran's current struggles.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed the importance of prayer in building an Islamic society in a message to the 33rd National Prayer Conference.
President Masoud Pezeshkian denied US claims that a senior cleric had been injured, saying he held two meetings with Ayatollah Khamenei and described him as 'completely healthy.'
Russia's foreign minister said any such act against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or Iran's leadership would amount to coercive diktat, according to TASS.