Iranian supreme leader Khamenei said the missile strike on a base with US troops stationed in Iraq showed that the country was supported by God.

"Iran's right to slap the face of a world power shows that we have God's hands in support," Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said at a prayer ceremony at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran. , today, recalling the attack on the two bases of Ain al-Asad and Erbil with US troops stationed in Iraq on January 8.

This is the first time Khamenei leader has led a sacred Friday prayer ceremony since 2012. Thousands of people gathered in Mosalla church and the surrounding area, chanting slogans against the US.

The Iranian supreme leader added that the air strike killed General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds task force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), showing the US "terrorist nature". The Iranian Justice Department also announced on Sunday that it will sue President Trump, the US government and the military to the International Court of Justice for an air strike.

Iran morning 8/1 launched 22 missiles on bases with US forces and coalition forces stationed in Iraq in retaliation for General Soleimani, after he was killed in US air strikes on 3/1 outside Baghdad airport.

President Trump said Iran's missile strike did not cause significant damage and Washington was ready to seek peace with Tehran. However, the US still imposes new sanctions on eight senior officials and 17 Iranian metal producers in response.

Iran is also facing fierce criticism of the international community when it accidentally shot a Boeing 737 aircraft of Ukraine International Airlines, killing 176 people. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called this a "great tragedy" caused by human error, apologized to the families of the victims and pledged to bring the relevant people to trial before a military court.