Yemeni Official Says Election of New Leader Signifies Iran’s Power
Mohammad Ali al-Houthi congratulated the election to the Iranian nation and leadership.
He said it sends the message of Iranians’ loyalty to the causes and path of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
It also demonstrates the readiness of the Iranian people and establishment to confront all plots and proves that Iran will not succumb to pressures and conspiracies.
Mahdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, also congratulated the Iranian nation on this election and said it proves the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the current difficult conditions when Iran is facing the brutal US-Israeli aggression.
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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The US and Israeli regime launched strikes on Iran starting Saturday morning, February 28.
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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