Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said ​on Saturday that ‌avenging his slain predecessor and father was "the demand of ​the nation" and "must ​certainly" take place, according to ⁠a written message ​released on his Telegram ​account.

Khamenei issued the message on the occasion of funeral ceremonies for ​his father, Ayatollah ​Ali Khamenei, held months after he ‌was ⁠killed in the US -Israeli airstrikes on 28 February.

"We pledge to avenge ​the blood ​of ⁠the martyred leader and all the ​martyrs of these ​two ⁠wars from the criminal and disgraced killers," Khamenei ⁠said ​in the ​message.

 

Iran / Khamenei / Iran - Israel Conflict

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