Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written statement vowing that those responsible for the assassination of his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, will not die peacefully in their beds. 'Revenge for Iran's martyred leader is the will of our people, and it must certainly be carried out,' he wrote, according to reports.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a new written statement early Sunday, as the three-day funeral ceremonies for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, concluded. The statement vows retribution, claiming that all perpetrators 'from the most senior to the most junior' have been identified and will not die peacefully in their beds. 'Revenge for Iran's martyred leader is the will of our people, and it must certainly be carried out,' he wrote. This marks the latest escalation in a series of revenge threats from Khamenei since Saturday.
The threat follows a stream of statements from Khamenei on Saturday, all reported at 12:31 Jerusalem time via Iranian state-aligned Telegram channels. In those statements, he progressively intensified his language: first declaring revenge a 'national imperative,' then a 'divine mission,' demanding it be carried out 'soon,' 'certainly,' and threatening a 'complete list of perpetrators.' He also said the revenge campaign is 'not dependent on my survival.' Later Saturday, Iranian newspapers and the IRGC's official newspaper echoed and amplified the narrative, as The Zioneer reported.
The revenge campaign is part of a broader pattern of Iranian retaliation threats since the assassination of Ali Khamenei. As The Zioneer reported on July 4, the IRGC Intelligence Ministry vowed revenge against the US and Israel. On July 1, the judiciary chief called for a massive funeral and vowed revenge. On June 28, Khamenei declared a 'legal war' ordering the prosecution of senior US and Israeli officials. The current statement reinforces the commitment to retaliation but does not specify a timeline or method.
The statement's claim that all perpetrators have been identified remains unverified, and no details about the planned retaliation have been provided. The threat follows a pattern of rhetorical escalation, but operational specifics are absent.
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