The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps swore at Khamenei's funeral to avenge his death and 'wipe the Zionists off the face of the earth,' according to a statement attributed to him on Persian-language channels.
At Friday's funeral ceremony for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed revenge against Israel in the most explicit terms yet from a senior IRGC figure at the event. 'We swear to avenge the death of Imam Khamenei — and wipe the Zionists off the face of the earth,' he said, according to a statement circulated on Persian-language Telegram channels. The remarks cap a week of escalating rhetoric from Iranian commanders. On Friday, IRGC commander General Ahmad Vahidi separately stated that 'the Zionists will soon fall under the missiles of the resistance.' The IRGC chief of staff also confirmed Monday that Khamenei's burial site is being prepared at the Khomeini mausoleum. The new threat — delivered at the funeral itself — signals that the IRGC intends to frame any future retaliation as a fulfillment of a funeral oath. It remains unclear whether the statement reflects an imminent operational order or is part of the regime's domestic messaging during the succession period. The Zioneer previously reported on five separate threat statements from IRGC figures since the beginning of June, including vows of revenge from Defense Minister Amir Hatami and the IRGC's representative to the Supreme Leadership.
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