The statement was released in the wake of assassination of Lieutenant General Soleimani by the US forces in Iraq.
Lieutenant General Soleimani was source of proud and dignity not only for Iranians but for all Muslims and oppressed people in the world.
The SNSC warned the US that its recent terrorist act has been the biggest strategic miscalculation in West Asia and it will not be able to easily escape from its consequences.
The full text of the SNSC statement is as follows:
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Of the believers are men who are true to what they pledged to God. Some of them have fulfilled their vows; and some are still waiting, and never wavering (Holy Quran, 33:23).
The Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to express its condolences on the terrorist assassination of the brave commander of Islam and gallant chief of the Qods Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, Martyr Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, holder of the Order of Zolfaqar as the highest military honor of the Army, as well as other counter-terrorism commanders particularly the indefatigable faithful fighter Martyr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, to Imam Mahdi (May God Hasten His Reappearance), the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, fighters of the Islamic Resistance, comrades and revered families of the martyrs as well as all the people of Iran.
The faithful General Soleimani was a cause for pride and dignity of not only Iranians, but also all the Muslim nations and oppressed people across the globe. The martyrdom of this great commander of the Islamic Resistance is considered as a dramatic loss for the Muslim world and the noble people of Iran.
Yet, the path of General Soleimani, shall continue as Imam Khomeini, the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, once said that any flag dropped from the capable hands of an army general shall be picked and hoisted again by another general.
The martyrdom of other strong commanders of this nation in the past did not cause any obstacle on the path of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its defense capabilities.
So how come the martyrdom of General Soleimani could create an impediment? The United States should be aware that the criminal attack on General Soleimani was the biggest strategic blunder of that country in the West Asia region; the United States shall not be relieved easily and painlessly from the consequences of such a miscalculation.
As stated by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in his recent message, a tough revenge is awaiting the criminals who spilled the noble blood of General Soleimani.
These criminals shall face the strongest retribution of revengers of the blood of General Soleimani in the right time and the right place. Without doubt, the path of Jihad and Resistance shall continue with doubled motivation and the tree of resistance shall get stronger and thinker on a daily basis.
Victory belongs to those who struggle in this auspicious path; and those who are cheering the murder of General Soleimani should be aware that such blind and cowardly acts would only result in strengthening the determination of the Islamic Republic of Iran to actively keep on the policy of resistance while making their punishment and failure more aggravated and immediate.
Without doubt, this assassination was a revenge taken, on behalf of Daesh and Takfiri terrorists on the great counter-terrorism commanders, in the hands of the United States against the appreciative symbols of the war on terror in Iraq and Syria.
The intertwined blood of brave Iranian and Iraqi commanders in this luminous path shall remain a symbol of the unbreakable bond between the two nations of Iran and Iraq in future.
The Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran in its emergency meeting today, while studying various aspects of this terrorist attack, took the proper decisions, and hereby declares that the regime of the United States of America shall bear responsibility for all consequences of this rogue adventurism.
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