In a message on Wednesday, the Iranian president offered his condolences over the martyrdom of the “brave commander” Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani Farsani, along with several of his comrades, in a “terrorist” Israeli attack.
Noting that Soleimani bravely served on the fronts during Iraq’s 1980-88 imposed war on Iran and took part in all arenas of resistance and was “always prepared for martyrdom”, Pezeshkian said that he has “now reached his long?held aspiration.”
“It is a false illusion of the inhumane and terrorist Zionist regime that such malicious actions could weaken the resolve of the noble Iranian nation,” he stressed.
“There is no doubt that the blood of these dear martyrs will not go unanswered, and their martyrdom will inspire a revolutionary fervor with even greater motivation,” Pezeshkian added.
The US and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.
The attacks led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases and interests in regional countries.