A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that Iran’s enemies would “take to their graves” the hope of seeing the Iranian nation surrender, as mourners gathered for the funeral procession of the country’s martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei following the recent US-Israeli war.
Speaking during the farewell ceremony in Tehran, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, deputy commander-in-chief of the IRGC, said Iranians would remain loyal to the late leader.
“We will never be separated from the martyred Leader of the Revolution, because he has a place in our hearts, our souls and our very being,” Vahidi said.
He added that the late leader’s legacy would endure.
“His presence is enduring and eternal for us, for our beloved Iran and for the Islamic Ummah, and we will never depart from his path,” he said.
Addressing Iran’s adversaries, Vahidi added: “To those who cannot bear the sight of our land, we say: know that the pure blood of our martyred Imam will be a turning point in the victories of beloved Islam over global disbelief.”
He ended with a warning to Iran’s opponents.
“You will take to your graves the dream of seeing this nation surrender—a nation that, with the shedding of this pure blood, draws closer every day to the peaks of power,” he said.
The remarks came as foreign delegations continued arriving in Tehran for funeral ceremonies honoring Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, following a 40-day war that began with a US-Israeli aggression against Iran and ended with a ceasefire and a memorandum of understanding after Tehran’s strong military retaliation.
Iran has launched the first phase of vast funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, with foreign dignitaries and religious figures converging on Tehran’s Grand Mosalla to pay tribute in a display of national unity and… pic.twitter.com/QbeO38HRpd
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Source: Agencies