Iran-Supreme Leader/Statement
Iran-Supreme Leader/Statement
Dateline : March 18, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Iran
Duration : 1'20
Beijing, China - March 19, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshots of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's statement on social media platform X
Tehran, Iran - March 12, 2026 (IRIB - No access Chinese mainland/Israeli media/Persian language media outside Iran. Strictly No Access Iran International/BBC Persian/Radio Farda/Manoto TV)
2. Photo of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
3. Then Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani speaking
Tehran, Iran - Recent (IRIB - No access Chinese mainland/Israeli media/Persian language media outside Iran. Strictly No Access Iran International/BBC Persian/Radio Farda/Manoto TV)
4. Larijani in interview
Tehran, Iran - March 18, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
5. Various of funeral in progress, mourners holding pictures of martyrs
Tehran, Iran - March 17, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
6. Various of buildings
FILE: Tehran, Iran - April 10, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
7. Row of national flags of Iran by roadsides
Iran - Recent (Phoenix TV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
8. Various of damaged buildings, Iranian national flag in rubble
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a statement on Wednesday, expressing deep condolences over the assassination of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, along with Larijani's son and Iranian officials.
In the statement on social media, Khamenei praised Larijani's visionary leadership and his "distinguished career" spanning nearly half a century. He noted that Larijani possessed extensive expertise across political, military, security, and administrative fields, playing a pivotal role at various levels of the Iranian establishment.
Khamenei strongly condemned the assassination, stating that the act exposed the "deep-seated animosity" of hostile forces. He asserted that such bloodshed would only serve to strengthen the Islamic Republic, and emphasized that those responsible would inevitably pay the price for their crimes.
The Supreme Leader also extended his sincere sympathies to the Larijani family.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued an emergency statement in the early morning on Thursday, announcing that it had launched heavy and reciprocal operations on oil and energy facilities related to the United States in the region.
Earlier on Wednesday, several Israeli media reported that the Israeli air force has struck Iran's major natural gas facility, located in Bushehr in the south of the country.
If the U.S.-Israeli strikes happen again, future attacks on their energy infrastructure will not stop until they are completely destroyed, the statement said.
ID : 8470894
Published : 2026-03-19 10:05
Last Modified : 2026-03-19 18:08:57
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN),Other,Phoenix TV
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