Assassinations only make Iran ‘stronger’, aggressors to pay price: Leader 

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed revenge for the assassination of Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in an Israeli strike, stressing that the perpetrators will pay a price soon.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Leader offered his condolences over the martyrdom of Ali Larijani, his son and several of his companions in an Israeli strike Tuesday night.

Ayatollah Khamenei paid tribute to Larijani, saying “he was a learned, farsighted, intelligent, and committed individual, possessing diverse experience across various political, military, security, cultural, and managerial fields.”

“Nearly five decades of influential service within different layers of the Islamic establishment had made him a distinguished figure,” he added.

Ayatollah Khamenei noted that the assassination of Larijani “reflects both his importance and the deep hostility of the enemies of Islam toward him.”

He emphasized that such assassinations will only make the Islamic establishment “stronger”, stressing that “every spilled blood has a price, which the criminal killers of these martyrs will soon have to pay.”

Dr. Larijani also served as a member of Iran's Expediency Council and a senior advisor to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

He previously served as Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) for 12 years before being succeeded by Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf.

Throughout his long and successful political career, he also contested presidential elections and served as head of the national broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

His assassination comes as part of the unprovoked and illegal US-Israeli aggression against Iran, which began on February 28.

The attacks led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases and interests in regional countries.

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