The IRGC said: “In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority over you.(An-Nisa, verse 59)

“Dear and faithful nation of Islamic Iran; The election of the deputy of the Mahdi (may God hasten his appearance), the leader and Supreme Guide of the Islamic Revolution and the sacred Islamic Republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts, following the martyrdom of the second wise leader of the Islamic Revolution, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Imam Khamenei (may God have mercy on him), who for 37 years guided the revolution and the Islamic system with wisdom, wisdom, and power through the most critical historical junctures, and we thank Almighty God for the great blessing of leadership.

“We congratulate the election of the jurist who is fully qualified, a young thinker, and the most knowledgeable in political and social affairs, His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, and we declare our respect, allegiance, and obedience to the leader chosen by the Assembly of Experts.

“This election is a new dawn and the beginning of a new phase in the Revolution and the Islamic Republic, which marks the painful sunset of the leader.”