In a message on Saturday marking Iran’s Army Day, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei hailed the country’s army for courageously defending the nation in the recent imposed war, just as it did in previous imposed wars.
He said the army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been “courageously defending the land, water, and the flag to which it belongs” in the face of the US-Israeli war of aggression.
“With its strong divine and popular support, and in dense and solid ranks, shoulder to shoulder with other warriors of the armed forces, it has confronted two armies at the forefront of disbelief and arrogance, making their weakness and humiliation evident in the eyes of the world,” read the message issued on the occasion of Farvardin 29, which marks the formal establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, who is also the chief commander of the armed forces, emphasized that just as Iranian army drones strike like lightning against American and Zionist criminals, its brave naval force stands ready to make enemies taste the bitterness of new defeats.
The message, issued on the day named in honor of the army by the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, congratulated all army personnel, their families, and the Iranian nation.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei described the victory of the Islamic Revolution as a turning point in the army’s history, marking the end of an era of weakness that had been imposed by enemies and internal traitors.
He noted that after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the army left the orbit of the tyrannical Pahlavi system and found its rightful place in the warm embrace of the Iranian people.
The Leader further stated that the 29th of Farvardin coincides with the birth anniversary of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who worked tirelessly from the first decade of the revolution to preserve the army against ominous calls for its dissolution and to enhance its capabilities across various domains.
He stressed that the army’s progress must be pursued with doubled effort and that necessary measures for its advancement will be issued in the near future.
The Leader also paid tribute to generations of heroic commanders who led the Iranian army over the past five decades, many of whom attained martyrdom.
Among those he mentioned were revered commanders Qarani, Fallahi, Namjou, Fakouri, Babaei, Setari, Ardestani, Sayyad Shirazi, as well as recent martyrs Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi and Aziz Nasirzadeh, both of whom were martyred in the 40-day imposed war.
During the recent 40-day war of aggression imposed by the US-Israeli coalition, the Iranian army defended the country with all its might, carrying out numerous successful retaliatory operations against enemy installations across the region.
The synergy and seamless coordination between the army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps enabled the Iranian armed forces to inflict heavy blows on the enemy.
Source: Press tv