Iran VP: Victory in 40-day war fruit of ‘Khamenei school of thought’

Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has stated that Iran’s victory in the 40-day war against the “front of evil” is the fruit of the formation of the “Khamenei school of thought.”

In a statement released on Wednesday, Aref congratulated Iran’s strategic victory over the “front of arrogance.”

Forty days have passed since the martyrdom of “great Leader and architect of lasting security for the front of truth, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei,” Aref said, adding that the “immense loss has become a turning point for explaining a new logic of governance, in which the martyrdom of the commander not only did not disrupt the strategic calculations of the system, but raised national stability and structural cohesion.”

On February 28, the United States and the Israeli regime launched an illegal, unprovoked war on Iran, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as well as several top military commanders. Iran responded powerfully by targeting US and Israeli assets in the region.

Aref emphasized that “what is observed today as Iran’s unshakeable stability and victorious authority is the fruit of the formation of the Khamenei school of thought – a school that has embedded the authenticity of power not in individuals, but in the will of the nation and the divine structure of the system.”

The remarks came after US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week suspension of bombing and attacks on Iran, subject to Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” a decision he described as a “double-sided CEASEFIRE.”

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council subsequently declared a “historic and crushing defeat” of the United States and the Israeli regime after 40 days of war, announcing that Washington was forced to accept the Iranian proposal that includes a permanent ceasefire, the lifting of all sanctions, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

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Aref noted that Iran is emerging with honor from the complex layers of an all-out war against all elements of the “front of evil,” having shattered the calculations of enemies and opened new horizons for its allies.

“This 40-day war was not merely a military victory, but a turning point in changing strategic equations in the region and the world,” he said.

He argued that Iran’s enemies, lacking civilizational roots, miscalculated that the Leader’s martyrdom would mark the end of an era. Instead, he went on, the nation’s steadfast resistance imposed a heavy and historic defeat on the security and political structure of the arrogant front.

Aref also highlighted the structural maturity of the system in transferring leadership and the comprehensive pledge of allegiance to the new Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, stating that power in Iran is not person-centered but ideal-oriented and based on deep-rooted institutions.

“The powerful, wise, and courageous presence of the new Leader at the apex of decision-making carries a clear message to the world: the doctrine of ‘Husseini Iran of Khamenei’ continues with increased firmness and insight,” he stressed.

Regarding the upcoming peace negotiations, Aref said, “While appreciating the honorable positions of the Pakistani government and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, I declare that we will actively participate in the Islamabad talks with full authority, and of course with absolute pessimism regarding the deceptive nature of the US, in order to consolidate battlefield achievements on the diplomatic level.”

He reiterated the need for continued vigilance and all defense forces to keep their “finger on the trigger.”

He assured that the administration, present on the frontlines of service, will spare no effort to ensure economic stability, prosperity, and the “jihadi reconstruction” of national infrastructure alongside the fighters on the defensive front.

“The Husseini Iran of Khamenei, under the guidance of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, is today more powerful than ever, ready to create great victories at the dawn of a new world order,” he added.

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