伊朗最高領袖哈梅內伊通過伊朗官方媒體發表聲明，稱伊朗的報復行動已經開始。伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊13日晚間發佈聲明稱，本輪針對以色列襲擊展開的報復行動成功對包括軍事中心和空軍基地在內的數十個目標實施了「毀滅性精確打擊」。

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, issued a statement through official Iranian media, declaring that Iran's retaliatory actions had commenced. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced in a statement on the evening of the 13th that the current round of retaliatory strikes against Israel successfully carried out 'devastating and precise attacks' on dozens of targets, including military centers and air force bases.