Today

Today is a day of substantive pledge to renew the state's structure and mechanisms, according to Seyyed Ehsan Khandouzi, former Minister of Economy, speaking on a special IRNA television program titled "Iran's Martyred Leader": Today is a day of substantive pledge and deep commitment to renew the state's structure and mechanisms, to address structural flaws in the country. Today is the best historical opportunity for us to move beyond the name of our martyred leader to a deeper level and to transcend a symbolic funeral procession. The events that occurred in 1404 in the final year of our martyred leader's life—events that even the most optimistic did not anticipate—have revealed the malicious nature of America against the Iranian people, and American bombs have rained down on the heads of Tehrani citizens in daylight, morning, noon, and evening, targeting not only commanders and nuclear scientists but also bridges where people cross, the Golestan Palace, the Pasteur Institute, schools, and universities. These events occurred in the final year of our esteemed martyred leader's life, and all of us have witnessed these realities with our own eyes; they have become evident and are no longer merely a theory in political science; these are the experiences and lessons of a nation for whom only a few months, perhaps just a few weeks, have passed since then.