Iranian editor calls for “harsh revenge” over Khamenei’s death

Hossein Shariatmadari, the hardline editor of the Kayhan newspaper, said the war “must not and cannot” end without revenge for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

In an article titled “They began with the martyrdom of Agha (Khamenei); we will not end without revenge,” Shariatmadari asserted that the United States, Israel, and several regional countries had directly participated in the war against Iran.

He wrote that while diplomacy with Washington and regional states may remain part of the Islamic Republic’s defined policy, the conflict could not conclude without what he described as “harsh revenge” against those responsible for Khamenei’s death.

Shariatmadari further stated that killing Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, their deputies and aides, as well as identifying and killing pilots involved in the attacks, should not be excluded from Iran’s “formula of revenge.”

He also named Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and Bahrain as countries that should be considered among Iran’s targets, accusing them of direct participation in attacks against Iran.

By Tamilla Hasanova