'Blood of martyrs ... ': Mojtaba's message of 'revenge' after father Ali Khamenei's funeral
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has publicly called for revenge following his father's death in a US-Israeli airstrike. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has echoed these sentiments, framing the funeral processions as a show of national unity and a demand for justice.
Why it matters
The rhetoric of revenge from Iranian leadership signals potential for continued regional instability and escalation in the ongoing conflict.
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 published on his official Telegram account."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.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 February 28.Following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremonies in Iran and Iraq, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an unequivocal call for revenge, describing the funeral processions as a demonstration of loyalty, national unity and resistance.In a statement thanking the public and officials involved in the funeral ceremonies, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said "blood vengeance" for…
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