Sardar Talaeenik: Revenge for the assassins and masterminds of the assassination will not be forgotten

Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, said that the ministry supports the armed forces with all its capacity. He also stressed that revenge for the killers and masterminds of the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the children of Iran will never be forgotten. These remarks came as he pointed to the ministry’s role in providing logistical, technical, and industrial support to the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

• Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, said the ministry is fully active in supporting the armed forces.
• He said revenge for the killers and masterminds of the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the children of Iran will never be forgotten.
• Mehr News Agency and IRIB quoted him using the phrase “the martyred children of Iran.”
• Defapress also used the phrase “the martyred children of Iran.”
• Iran International, quoting Reza Talaei-Nik, reported that punishing those responsible for the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei helps deterrence and strengthens national, regional, and global security.
• Defapress also said that punishing those responsible for these crimes would make an effective contribution to strengthening deterrence and restoring national, regional, and global security.
• Reza Talaei-Nik added that the Islamic Republic’s main defense positions are announced by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters and the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
• He also noted that the army and the Revolutionary Guard are responsible for reporting on battlefield operational developments.
• According to Reza Talaei-Nik, the Ministry of Defense plays an active role in providing logistical, technical, and industrial support to the army and the Revolutionary Guard.. Coverage difference: Domestic media such as Mehr, IRIB, and Defapress, in quoting Reza Talaei-Nik, used the expression “martyr Imam” for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and “the martyred children of Iran,” placing greater emphasis on revenge. By contrast, Iran International used “Ali Khamenei” instead of “martyr Imam” and “the children of Iran” instead of “the martyred children of Iran,” and, in addition to revenge, also referred to the role of punishing those responsible in strengthening deterrence and national, regional, and global security. Iran International also covered more details about the division of responsibilities for reporting and announcing defense positions among different military institutions.