Alwaght- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned the Zionist regime that it will receive a severe punishment for a military strike that resulted in the martyrdom of a number of Iranian military commanders and scientists on Friday.
Ayatollah Khamenei issued a message on Friday morning following an Israeli strike that claimed the lives of Iranian officials and civilians in Tehran.
The Leader said the Zionist regime must wait for a harsh punishment after committing the crime and revealing its evil nature by attacking residential centers in Iran.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the “strong hand” of the Iranian Armed Forces will haunt the Zionist regime.
The Leader said a number of commanders and scientists have been martyred in the attacks by the enemy, adding that their colleagues and replacements will immediately proceed with doing their duties.
By committing this crime, the Zionist regime has defined a bitter and painful destiny for itself and will definitely face it, Ayatollah Khamenei warned.
Here is the full text of the statement:
“In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the great Iranian nation! The Zionist regime has committed a crime in our dear country today at dawn with its satanic, bloodstained hands. It has revealed its malicious nature even more than before by targeting residential areas. The [Zionist] regime should anticipate a severe punishment. By God’s grace, the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces won’t let them go unpunished. In the enemy’s attacks, several commanders and scientists have been martyred. God willing, their successors and colleagues will carry on with their duties without delay. With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter, painful fate, which it will definitely see.
Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Khordad 23, 1404”
The Israeli strikes targeted a number of residential buildings in the Iranian capital in the early hours of Friday, resulting in civilian deaths.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami, Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, and two major nuclear scientists, Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi and Fereydoon Abbasi, have been martyred in the strike.
