New Delhi, June 29 -- As tensions between the US and Iran escalated last week, Tehran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly called on the Islamic Republic's judiciary to pursue and restore the nation's rights, Press TV reported Monday.

Khamenei made these remarks on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti and his companions, designated as the Judiciary Week and asked the judiciary to restore the rights that have been violated as a result of the US-Israeli war last year, according to Press TV.

In a Sunday message, Mojtaba Khameneistressed that one of the key legal challenges facing Iran is pursuing justice and restoring rights that he said had been infringed upon by foreign powers he charact...