Cleric hails Iranian scientists martyred in Israeli strike

Hujjat-ul-Islam Hamid Shahriari, in a new statement issued following the Israeli strike against Iran, offered condolences over the martyrdom of a number of Iranian scientists, top military commanders and civilians, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

He said,” These beloved martyrs were honors of the Islamic nation in their scientific contribution and in sacrificing their lives” stressing that their blood will further boost the resistance.

“These honored figures who served the country in the field of science, have proved that they will never backtrack from the high objectives of the country”, said Hujjat-ul-Islam Shahriari reiterating that their martyrdom revealed the brutal nature of the world Zionism.

The Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought also condemned the martyrdom of a number of civilians in the Israeli airstrike on Iran calling that another instance for the brutality of the “infanticide” Israeli regime who is constantly violating the human rights and international law.

Dr Shahriari reiterated his appreciation for the contribution of the Iranian nuclear scientists urging for unity of the Islamic nation in face of the global Zionism.

Hujjat-ul-Islam Shahriari called on the international community to hold the Israeli regime legally responsible for its atrocities,

The message by the senior Iranian cleric comes a day after the Israeli regime targeted several nuclear sites across Iran and the residential areas in the capital Tehran killing six nuclear scientists and a number of military commanders including the chief of Iran’s armed forces, Brigadier General Mohammad Bagheri.

Several Iranian civilians, including a child were killed in the attacks.

Iran has launched the retaliatory missile strike “True Promise III” targeting the military positions across the occupied Palestinian lands.