Leader’s Message on Martyrdom of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

 The Martyrdom of the scholarly and outstanding youth, Shahid Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, imposed another grief on the heart of those who love knowledge and those who are committed to the progress of the Islamic Republic. All of us share in the grief of the father, mother, wife and child of this innocent, outstanding and proud youth.This cowardly assassination - whose perpetrators and plotters will never dare confess to their evil crime and accept responsibility for it, just like the other crimes committed by the international network of state terrorism - has been planned or helped by the intelligence services of CIA and Mossad and it is a sign that the arrogant powers of the world, led by America and Zionism, have reached a dead end in the face of the determined, pious and progressive people of Islamic Iran. This outrageous and brutal behavior will fail as well and they will not achieve their evil and malevolent goals. The accelerated scientific progress and the conquering of the peaks of knowledge - which has been promoted by the determination of pious, proud and competent youth such as Shahid Ahmadi-Roshan - is independent of individuals. This is a historic movement that is rooted in an unbreakable national will. We will continue this path powerfully and with a firm determination to the disappointment of the leaders of the camp of arrogance and hegemony and we will keep showing the progress of our great nation to the spiteful and envious enemies. Of course, we will never neglect punishing the perpetrators of this crime and those behind it.I extend my condolences to the parents, wife and child of this honorable martyr, to the scientific and academic community of the country and to all those who love our comprehensive scientific movement and are committed to it and I pray to God to bestow patience and divine calm on them. I also pray to Allah the Exalted to bestow the highest position on this honorable martyr in the hereafter and I pay tribute to the memory of Shahid Ali-Mohammadi, Shahid Shahriari and Shahid Rezaeinejad.

Sayyid Ali Khamenei 
Dey 22, 1390