Ayatollah Khamenei’s assassination flagrant violation of international law: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, constitutes a flagrant violation of all norms of human ethics and international laws.
In a message on Sunday, Putin extended his deep condolences to President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Iranian nation over the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei and his family in the latest US-Israeli terrorist aggression in Tehran on Saturday.
The Russian leader said Ayatollah Khamenei would always be remembered in Russia as a prominent statesman who played a key role in developing friendly relations between Tehran and Moscow and elevating bilateral ties to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership.
The Russian president conveyed his sincere sympathy and support to the family and close relatives of Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as the Iranian government and people.
The latest Israeli-American aggression was launched early on Saturday, targeting mostly civilian areas in multiple cities across the country, including Tehran.
According to Iran's Red Crescent Society, more than 200 people have been killed in the enemy strikes so far, including more than 100 children, who were killed in an attack on an elementary school in the southern province of Hormozgan.
Russian President Putin offered his condolences on the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, calling it a violation of all norms of human morality and international law.
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In response, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has so far launched multiple large-scale waves of retaliatory strikes against military targets across the occupied territories, including Tel Aviv, Haifa and other cities, forcing settlers to slip underground.
In a statement following the announcement of the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the Iranian nation has lost a great leader, “one who, in purity of spirit, strength of faith, prudence in affairs, courage against the arrogant powers, and striving in the path of God, was unparalleled in his era.”
“The criminal and terrorist act of the wicked governments of America and the Zionist regime constitutes a clear violation of religious, moral, legal, and customary principles; therefore, the hand of vengeance of the Iranian nation, for severe, decisive, and regret-inducing punishment of the killers of the Imam of the Ummah, will not release them.
On Sunday, the IRGC carried out the biggest retaliatory operations against the Israeli military bases in the occupied territories as well as the US bases across the West Asia region.
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