Tuesday, 24 May 2022 (YJC)_ Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said that assassination of IRGC officer shows failure of enemies.
Offering his condolences on Khodayee’s martyrdom to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei as well as the martyr’s family and the Iranian people, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said that assassination of IRGC officer shows failure of enemies.
"Assassination of martyr Khodayee will not go unanswered, this indicates the despicableness of those who only claim to be defending human rights,” he noted while appreciating efforts martyr Khodayee to defend the Islamic Revolution and establishment as well as the dignity and security of Iran.
Colonel Sayyad Khodayee was assassinated by two motorcyclists who shot him five times before fleeing the scene on Sunday.