Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote Friday that Imam Hussein is the 'master of martyrs' for sacrificing everything at Karbala, then likened the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to Hussein, saying: 'We will never forget nor forgive the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the master of martyrs of Iran's Islamic Revolution.' The remarks were carried by Iranian news channels.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi marked the Ashura mourning period Friday with a written message on Telegram that invoked both the Shiite martyr Imam Hussein and the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In the statement, Araghchi called Imam Hussein the 'master of martyrs' for his sacrifice at Karbala, then drew a direct parallel to Khamenei, declaring him the 'master of martyrs of Iran's Islamic Revolution.' He vowed that Iran would 'never forget nor forgive' Khamenei's martyrdom. The post, carried by Iranian Telegram channels, adds to a series of recent statements from Iranian officials and figures invoking the late Supreme Leader's legacy. As The Zioneer has reported, similar themes have appeared in speeches by Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and others, consistently linking the current leadership's struggle against Israel and the U.S. to the revolutionary and religious martyrdom tradition. Araghchi's message does not mention any specific operational or diplomatic move, but reinforces the ideological framing that the Islamic Republic's top figures continue to propagate during the Ashura period. The reference to Khamenei as a martyr remains a central narrative following his death.
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