Iran’s president declares “revenge” for assassinated Guard colonel
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed to avenge Sayyad Khodai, colonel of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. assassinated in Tehran May 22.
Sayyad Khodai, Colonel of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Iran (IRGC), on May 22, was assassinated by assailants riding a motorbike right outside his home.
“I stress that security officials must hunt down (the murderers) hard and this sacrifice will be avenged,” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on May 23, before leaving for Oman to visit. .
Colonel Khodai’s funeral is scheduled to take place at 17:00 in Tehran (19:30 Hanoi time).
This is the most notable assassination in Iran since assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in November 2020.
The IRGC describes Colonel Khodai as a “guardian of the holy land” – a term used for anyone working on behalf of Iran in Syria or Iraq. Iran maintains considerable political influence in both countries.
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