Iranian President: I have ordered a pursuit of the assassins - we will avenge Khodai's blood

After a senior assassination in the Revolutionary Guards, Raisi addressed the action and called for the persecution of the assassins.

The officer was reportedly involved in terrorist acts against Israeli targets in Africa and South America.

At the same time, the Iranian authorities claimed that an Israeli spy network had been seized in the country

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23/05/2022

Monday, 23 May 2022, 08:27 Updated: 08:59

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In the video: Documentation allegedly showing the arrest of an Israeli spy network (Walla system!)

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi announced this morning (Monday) that he has instructed to pursue the assassins who assassinated the Revolutionary Guards senior, Hassan Sayed Khodai, yesterday.

"We will avenge his blood," the Iranian president said.

Yesterday, Iran reported the assassination of the Revolutionary Guards officer who was involved in terrorist acts against Israeli targets in Africa and South America.

The Revolutionary Guards called the assassination a "criminal terrorist act by elements opposed to the revolution and linked to global arrogance."

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The scene of the assassination in Tehran (Photo: Official website, use under section 27A of the Copyright Law)

The incident occurred around 16:00 in the afternoon, when the officer was in the vicinity of his home on Mahjadi al-Islam Street in Tehran.

There, from close range, gunfire was fired at a motorcycle, equipped with a silencer.

The colonel died on the spot, and reports of his assassination began to flood the media in the country and around the world.

At the same time, security forces in Iran began searching for the assassination squad.

At the same time, the ISNA news agency reported that the Revolutionary Guards had exposed and arrested a network of Israeli intelligence agents.

"In the instructions of the Zionist regime's intelligence service, the network tried to steal and destroy public and personal equipment, hijack and obtain false confessions through a network of thugs," the Revolutionary Guards said.

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