Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has delivered his first public statement, calling for unity among the Iranian people while acknowledging the hardships endured during recent conflict.
The address, read on state television, expressed condolences to families who lost loved ones and pledged that damages would be compensated. “We have to protect this unity and this is only possible when we are together and we find common ground,” the statement said.
Khamenei linked the nation’s suffering to his own personal losses, noting that his father, the former supreme leader, and members of his family were killed in recent strikes. “I lost my father, I lost my wife. My sister lost her child as well as her husband,” he said, adding that faith and patience were essential to enduring such trials.
The statement also praised citizens “from all walks of life who stood against the enemy” and emphasized resilience in the face of adversity.
His statement reads, “This is something that I share with the people who have lost their ones because I lost my father, I lost my wife.
“My sister lost her child as well as the husband who has been martyred.
“But what it makes it easier for us to endure all these plights is to trust the grace of God and to know that patience is going to resolve it.
“I assure everyone that we will not ignoring the fact that we are going to revenge our martyrs.
“It is not only about the the fact that they martyred our supreme leader.
“And it is not only about him, it is about every single countryman that has been killed during the recent war.”
