Khamenei Said Iran Would Response Israel and U.S. Attack

TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday, a statement said that his country would avenge the attack the United States or Israel.
"We have said that we do not have atomic weapons and we will not build it. But if there is an attack by enemies, whether the United States or the Zionist regime, we will retaliate against them at the same level as their attacks against us," he said in a speech broadcast live on television to mark the start of the Iranian new year.
Khamenei, who spoke in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, said Iran has the right to retaliate if attacked.
"Al-Quran says if you attack the first enemy, the enemy will be defeated," he said.
"This is the law of God. We do not think the attacks and aggression, but we have to maintain the existence and identity of the Islamic republic."
He accused the U.S. and its European allies to change their excuses to intervene in Iran, and claimed the real goal is control of oil reserves and huge Iranian gas.