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In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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I extend my condolences on this grievous loss to the honorable family of that exalted martyr, to all his colleagues in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and to all the dear members of the Basij – among whom I consider myself to be the least of them.

This eminent figure had long been active in struggle on the path of God & had accumulated extensive experience on this path. The assassination of this mujahid commander is a reminder of the immense importance of Basij & the spiteful, vile enemy’s intense fear of confronting it.

The grievous news of the martyrdom of Major General Gholamreza Soleimani, Head of the Basij Forces, has caused profound sorrow.

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Among the faithful are men who fulfill what they have pledged to Allah: there are some among them who have fulfilled their pledge, and some of them who still wait, and they have not changed in the least (Quran 33:23).

Let the adversaries of Islam know that shedding the blood of such people at the foot of the mighty tree of the Islamic system will only make it stronger. And surely, every drop of blood has its due retribution that the criminal murderers of these martyrs will soon have to pay.

Without a doubt, the assassination of such a figure attests to his importance and the enmity harbored by the enemies of Islam toward him.

He was a man of knowledge, foresight & wisdom. He was committed & possessed diverse experience in political, military, security, cultural & administrative fields. Nearly 5 decades of active service at different levels in the Islamic system had shaped him into an eminent figure.

With deep sorrow, I received the grievous news of the martyrdom of Dr. Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the Leader’s Representative in that Council, along with the martyrdom of his worthy son and several of his colleagues.

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful “Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; no, they are living and provided for near their Lord” (Quran 3:169).

The US’s interference in various parts of the world is one of the factors that’s causing it to become more isolated and detested in the world day by day. Nov. 27, 2025

The Islamic Republic, without being in pursuit of domination or colonization in the region, is fully prepared for unity, and fostering warm, sincere, reciprocal relations with all its neighbors.

Shutting down US bases in the region will enable those governments to strengthen their ties with their own people, who are generally dissatisfied with the humiliating behavior associated with those bases. It will also bring an increase in their wealth and power.

I advise the leaders of regional countries to shut down those [US] bases as soon as possible, for they must surely have realized by now that the US’s claims of ensuring security and peace have been nothing but lies.

These regional countries must determine their position with regard to the aggressors who’ve attacked our beloved homeland and murdered our people.

As we had clearly warned in advance, and without committing any act of aggression against those regional countries themselves, we have only targeted the US bases there. After this, we will have no choice but to continue this course of action.

To leaders in certain regional countries: We share borders with 15 countries & have always wanted, & still want warm relations with them. But for years, the enemy has been establishing military & financial bases in some of these countries to secure its dominance over the region.

In any case, we will obtain compensation from the enemy. If they refuse, we will take it from their assets to the extent we deem appropriate. If that wasn’t possible, we will destroy an equivalent amount of their assets.

The crime deliberately committed by the enemy against the Shajarah Tayyibah School in Minab and other similar cases will receive particular attention in this process of taking revenge. #Minab