Press Conference Key Quotes

Here are the most significant quotes from the press conference:

Statements on Iran’s Resilience and US Inability to Oust the Islamic Republic

“The President of the United States said in one of his last speeches that the United States has not been able to remove the Islamic Republic for 47 years.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:00:18

“The United States has not been able to remove the Islamic Republic for 47 years. This is a good confession.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:00:24

“I say that you will not be able to remove the Islamic Republic.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:00:28

“They say that we have sent a ship to Iran. A ship is a dangerous machine. But more dangerous than a ship is the weapon that can take it to the bottom of the sea.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:00:06

Classification of Casualties and Their Repentance

“I divide the dead and the survivors into three groups.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:00:55

“One group was the security and defense forces of the regime. And the other group was the security forces, the military police, and those who worked alongside them. These are some of the best martyrs.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:00:58

“In the third group, there were some who were deceived. They were simply paid. They were inexperienced. They were with the sedators.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:01:18

“I want to say that they are one of us. They are our children. Some of them have regretted it. Some of them wrote letters to me, saying that they had come to the streets that day, and that we should be halal.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:01:26

“They were not in prison. They were free. They regretted it. They made a mistake.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:01:33

Apology and Forgiveness for Those Deceived

“We, as martyrs, are a broad circle. Except for those who are in sedition, those who have taken money from the enemy, what other elements of defense, security, and even those who have acted with the sedators, they are our children.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:01:45

“We ask for their mercy and forgiveness. They made a mistake. May God forgive their mistakes.”

— SPEAKER_00 • 00:01:51