Khamenei's Friday sermon could shed light on Iran's plans after Israel attack FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert discusses the significance of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rare Friday sermon, his first since his country's missile attack on Israel, and also the first since Israel launched its wave of strikes on Hezbollah strongholds. “It's going to be watched for any signals that he may give during this sermon as to what Iran's intentions are going to be moving forward,” said Herbert.