Statement of the Revolutionary Guards:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

We congratulate and offer our condolences to the Supreme Leader, the noble nation of Iran, the brave Basij fighters, and the respected family of this dear martyr on the glorious martyrdom of the sincere fighter, General Gholamreza Soleimani, Head of the Basij for the Oppressed, in the terrorist attack by the American-Zionist enemy.

This proud and great general of Islam, during his years of mujahideen service from the 8-year sacred defense to the present day, especially during his tenure as Head of the Basij for the Oppressed, played a strategic and unparalleled role in updating the popular and jihadi structure of the Basij, developing constructive movements, eliminating deprivation, and providing assistance to the oppressed and vulnerable groups.

This cowardly assassination demonstrates the importance and role of the Basij in the all-out battle against the terrorist army of the United States and the Zionist regime and their mercenaries, especially in the recent war.

We warn the evil and terrorist murderers of this high-ranking martyr that the Mujahideen Basij will never abandon the bloodlust of the martyred leader, martyred commanders and various members of the people's martyrs.

Undoubtedly, the pure blood of these martyrs will double the will of the heroic Iranian nation and all Basij fighters to continue the path of resistance and fight against global arrogance and international Zionism.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

March 17, 2026