Iran's president says revenge for Khamenei killing a 'legitimate duty'
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement on Sunday morning saying that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was "martyred at the hands of the most wicked villains in the world."
"The assassination of the highest political official of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the prominent leader and authority of the Shiite world by the sinister American-Zionist axis is considered a declaration of open war on Muslims, especially Shiites, in all corners of the world," Pezeshkian said.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran considers bloodshed and revenge against the perpetrators and commanders of this historical crime as its legitimate duty and right, and will do its utmost to fulfil this great responsibility and duty," Pezeshkian said.
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian and Victoria Beaule





