Iran's Supreme Leader Meets Ranking Military Commander
Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei met with a senior military commander – the second in-person meeting the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has had within the last few days.
According to a statement by the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces on Sunday, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi assured Ayatollah Khamenei that the country’s Armed Forces are fully prepared to confront any “strategic mistake” or assault by the “American-Zionist enemy".Abdollahi said “all fighters of Islam” possess high readiness in terms of morale, defensive and offensive preparedness, strategic plans, and the equipment and weaponry required to confront hostile actions by the “American-Zionist enemies".He warned that if the enemies commit any “strategic mistake, aggression, or invasion,” Iranian forces would respond “swiftly, intensely, and powerfully".The top general also assured the Supreme Leader that the Iranian Armed Forces would, “with full obedience” to his orders, defend “the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, our beloved land Iran, sovereignty, national interests, and the brave Iranian nation until the last breath and to the death".
The US and Israel conducted a fresh round of aerial onslaughts on Iran in late February, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked offensive on the country.The strikes led to the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, and thousands of people, including women and children, as well as several military commanders and officials.Iran began to swiftly and firmly retaliate against the raids by firing barrages of missiles and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.Forty days into the war, a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire went into effect but Washington-Tehran negotiations in Islamabad failed to reach an accord due to excessive demands and shifting goalposts by the American delegation.
During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei praised the country’s Armed Forces and issued new directives for continuing action and confronting enemies decisively following the 40-day US-Israeli war against Iran.
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