Tehran, July 16 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed that Israael launched the recent 12-day war specifically to sow unrest in his country and uproot the socio-political system in the Islamic Republic, media reports said today.
"The calculation and plan of the aggressors was to weaken the system by targeting certain figures and sensitive centres in Iran," Khamenei said, further claiming that the attacks were designed to 'stir' the masses, and "bring people into the streets, and overthrow the system."
The 86-year-old said that the attack's purpose failed, stating "God Almighty nullified their scheme ... He brought the people into the field in support of the government and the system," reports Times of Israel....