In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.In view of the ratification and formation of the Defense Council, I appoint Dr. Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Mr. Ali Shamkhani to be my representatives in this Council.

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.In view of Dr. Ahmadian's appointment to an executive position in the govt., I appoint Dr. Ali Larijani to be the Leader's Representative in Supreme National Security Council in accordance with Article 176 of the Constitution.

Much to the enemy’s dismay, we will be successful in increasing Iran’s progress to a peak and to the pinnacle of honor.

We will make great strides forward in strengthening our religious faith and in expanding and deepening our diverse, wide-ranging fields of knowledge.

By God’s grace, the Iranian nation will not abandon its religiosity or its knowledge.

The fact that the number of university students has increased by a tenfold since the victory of Revolution & Iran is able to produce new ideas in science is what bothers Global Arrogance & the criminal US. All their talk about nuclear enrichment & human rights are only excuses.

The criminal US opposes the unity that exists under the banner of Islam and the Quran, and they’re opposed to the knowledge of the Iranian nation.

What Global Arrogance, which is led by the criminal US, truly opposes is the religiosity and knowledge of the Iranian nation.

Religion & knowledge are the most essential components in the foundation of the Islamic Republic. That’s why our people’s religiosity & our youth's knowledge have been able to force the enemy to retreat in many different fields, & this will continue to be the same in the future.

Islamic Iran was founded and built upon the bases of religion and knowledge.

Since the start of Revolution, such events have often taken place for the country: 8-year Imposed War; various military, political, & security-related plots; coups; & other similar actions. For more than 45 years, Islamic Republic has been able to thwart all the enemy's schemes.

In the recent war, the Islamic Republic showed the unparalleled stability of the foundations of its system and its country to the world.

People had perhaps heard things from afar previously, but they realized the power of the Islamic Republic from up close in the recent war.

During the 12 days of the Zionist regime's Imposed War on Iran, great honors were achieved by the Iranian nation, which even the people of the world are acknowledging today. The people of Iran showed their power, determination, resolve, and steadfastness to the world.

I offer my condolences to all the loved ones of the martyrs, especially their fathers, mothers, spouses, and children. Their reward will be given by Almighty God, and their honor is of the highest human, divine, Islamic honors.

I wish to offer my condolences to all the loved ones of those who’ve departed from among us — our military commanders, our scientists, and our beloved people who were martyred in the recent Imposed War at the hands of the Zionist regime.

Imam Khamenei attended the commemoration ceremony for the Iranian martyrs of the recent Imposed War and delivered a speech in this ceremony on July 29, 2025.

My greetings to the nation of Iran, and peace be upon the martyred youth, the martyred women and children, all the martyrs, and those who mourn them.

Islamic Iran has once again demonstrated the strength of its foundations and will grow stronger day by day, God willing.

The loss of Martyrs Bagheri, Salami, Hajizadeh & other military personnel & of Martyrs Tehranchi, Abbasi & other scientists is a heavy loss. But the enemy failed to achieve its goal.Future will show both our military & scientific advancements will move forward faster than before.