IRGC chief General Salami made the remarks at a ceremony commemorating 373 martyrs and military officers of Golpayegan.
At the beginning of his speech, IRGC chief General Salami remembered Grand Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani who passed away on Tuesday, saying that the grand ayatollah and many scholars were longtime companions of Imam Khomeini and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Stating that Golpayegan is a city of pious people, he said, “Besides great scholars, there are thinkers, scientists, eminent professors, wise elites and teachers who teach us literature, ethics, knowledge, faith, prayer, etc.”
Referring to memories of the Sacred Defense era and the role of the Golpayegani warriors, Salami said that he grew up in this city and he has many memories of the Sacred Defense with the comrades from this region.
“This city and its people are an honor for us and greetings to these great and valorous people,” he noted.
Enemies were together to defeat the Islamic Revolution
The top general said that the enemies were united against Iran in spite of differences and enmities among themselves.
“The system of hegemony that was in the hands of the arrogant powers could not accept that a great Iran has appeared in the global community and wants to achieve independence, Islam, and freedom. The enemies knew this model and this pattern, if repeated, would cover the entire geography of arrogance and defeat them.”
He reiterated that what has happened today, after 43 years since the Islamic Revolution, in an important component of the Islamic world.
The senior commander added that Iran has endured many difficulties, saying that the main determiners of a country’s destiny are those who stand against the enemy.
The history of Islam is known by the “sword of the commanders”, so there is no way other than becoming stronger because the enemy tries to involve Iran in the war in various fields, he pointed out.