Assassinations will not stop Iranian armed forces: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has extended condolences to Iranian military commanders over the martyrdom of the head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

The Leader issued the message on Monday after Major General Majid Khademi was assassinated in a terrorist US-Israeli strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran.

“Having faced successive failures in its ominous plots and imposed war against the Iranian nation and fighters, the American-Zionist enemy once again resorted to the constant ploy of terrorism and assassinated one of the commanders of the country's intelligence and security community,” he said.

Ayatollah Khamenei also noted that Khademi, who made numerous endeavors in Iran’s security, intelligence, and defense arenas for decades, ascended to martyrdom.

“However, the unbreakable ranks of those fighting in the path of truth in the Islamic Iran and self-sacrificing armed forces are so firm and deep-rooted that assassination and crime cannot make a dent in those fighters’ ideals,” he added.

The illegal US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.

The Iranian armed forces have responded by launching daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in the Israeli-occupied lands as well as US military bases and assets across the region.

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