Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged vengeance for the death of his predecessor and father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
His written statement, which was read on state television, said that vengeance was "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place.
However, Reuters quoted him as adding that it would depend not only on Iran but also on "free people around the world".
"We pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers," the statement said.
"Whether we are there or not, this will be accomplished, and soon every free person around the world will fulfil a part of this divine mission," it added.
This is the supreme leader’s first public message since funeral ceremonies for his father began a week ago.
Killed by US-Israel
Ali was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on Feb 28, at the start of the war.
Mojtaba, who senior sources say suffered facial disfigurement and other injuries in an airstrike, has remained out of public view since being appointed Iran’s supreme leader on March 8.
Mojtaba assumed the powerful position with the backing of the influential Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
His father, who ruled Iran for 37 years, was buried at the country’s holiest shrine following a funeral that drew massive crowds. - Mkini
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