‘Embodiment of wisdom’: IRGC pays tribute to Larijani on 40th day since martyrdom

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has paid tribute to the late Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, who was assassinated in a terrorist American-Israeli airstrike on Iran. 

The IRGC issued a statement on Monday, marking the 40th day since the martyrdom of Iran’s top security official.

“The fruitful life of Martyr Ali Larijani embodies wisdom, rationality, and commitment to the ideals of the sacred Islamic Republic establishment, and years of honest struggle for the honor, grandeur, progress, and authority of our beloved Iran,” it said.

Larijani, the elite military force added, “was rewarded with a martyrdom medal by the sworn enemies of this nation.”

The IRGC said Larijani’s strategic understanding of the Resistance Axis and Iran’s sacred defense against the American-Zionist aggression will forever remain in the historical memory of the Iranian nation and the Islamic resistance in the region.

It invited the Iranian people to attend Larijani’s 40th day memorial ceremony.

Obituary: Dr. Ali Larijani, a man for all seasons who served Islamic Republic until last breath

Dr. Ali Larijani, veteran Iranian statesman and top security official, was martyred in US-Israeli attack with his son and aides. A philosopher, nuclear negotiator, and long-time parliament speaker, he devoted his life to the Islamic Republic.

The loss of the honorable Iranian figure will make the nation more determined to stand against the enemy, protect their national interests, and pursue the goals of the martyrs of the Islamic Revolution, the IRGC said.

Larijani was martyred along with his son in US-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on March 17.

At the time, the IRGC vowed to avenge the blood of Larijani, whom Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei described as a learned, far-sighted, vigilant, and committed person with experience in political, military, security, cultural, and managerial fields.

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

The Iranian armed forces unleashed 100 waves of decisive retaliatory strikes against sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.

On April 8, forty days into the war, a Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire went into effect but a first round of Tehran-Washington negotiations failed to reach an agreement.

US President Donald Trump unilaterally extended the truce, saying his administration will wait for an Iranian proposal.

However, Tehran says it will not negotiate under threats, with authorities citing Washington’s excessive demands and a “naval blockade” of Iran as two main obstacles to the diplomatic process and ending the war.

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