IRGC Fully Ready to Obey New Leader, Continue Safeguarding Islamic Revolution Values
In a statement released early Monday, the IRGC underlined support for the Assembly of Experts’ election of Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the Leader.
The statement said described the election as a new sunrise and a new stage in the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran,
It said the IRGC is fully ready to obey the orders of the new Leader and make self-sacrifices on his path, adding that it will continue efforts to safeguard the values of the Islamic Revolution and protect the precious legacy of the two previous Leaders of the Revolution, Imam Khomeini and Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
The IRGC called on all of the people and those who love Iran to support the Wilayat Faqih (guardianship of the jurist).
In a statement issued late on Sunday, March 8, 2026, the Assembly offered condolences on the martyrdom of Imam Khamenei and other martyrs in a US-Israeli attack on February 28 and condemned the brutal US-Israeli aggression on Iran.
The statement said that immediately after the martyrdom of Imam Khamenei, and despite the wartime conditions and direct threats by the enemies, the Assembly of Experts wasted no time in fulfilling its constitutional duty, and began the process of selecting and introducing the new leader.
It said that after precise and extensive reviews, and based on its religious duty, the Assembly, in its meeting of Sunday, selected and introduced Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the third Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
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In response to the US-Israeli aggression, which led to the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, a number of senior military commanders and hundreds of civilians, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4, carrying out massive missile and drone attacks on Israeli targets and US bases in the region.
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