Hujjat al-Islam Mojtahed-Shabestari said that reciprocal retaliation against the enemies has a Quranic and rational basis and insisted that Islamic Iran will give a decisive response to any action by the enemies. RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Hujjat al-Islam Javad Mojtahed-Shabestari, the representative of the people of West Azerbaijan province in the Assembly of Experts, referred to the decisive and brave operation by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to capture the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero and said, “This tanker violated the rules of navigation in international waters and was captured by the powerful forces of the IRGC.”
The representative of West Azerbaijani province in the Assembly of Experts stated that this operation contained a message of dignity, power and reciprocal retaliation against those transgressing against the rights of the Iranian people and said, “‘Reciprocal retaliation’ is a jurisprudential and rational principle. In other words, this issue has been accepted both in shari’ah [religious law], in rational practice and in international law.”
He noted, “Countering the obvious aggression of the malicious British government against the rights of the proud nation of Iran must be carried out in a reciprocal manner and the IRGC’s decisive response was in the same direction.”
Hujjat al-Islam Mojtahed-Shabestari argued that the powerful operation by the IRGC demonstrated the power and decisiveness of the Islamic Republic to the enemies and added, “Today, the allies of the Islamic Republic feel a sense of honour and pride in regard to such a move.”
The teacher in the Islamic Seminary emphasized that the Islamic Republic stands against all aggressors and said, “A country that was dominated by the colonial powers for many years and whose rulers were slaves to their British and American masters, today bravely counters the bullying of the arrogant powers of the world and this authority has been obtained with the blessing of Islam and Wilayah al-Faqih [Guardianship of the Jurisprudent].”
He noted that by relying on Islam and Wilayah al-Faqih, Iran can give resolute responses to the aggressors, said, “The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei] said that ‘the era of tit-for-tat has come to an end.’ Therefore, any malignant act that comes from the enemies will face an aggressive response.”
Hujjat al-Islam Mojtahed-Shabestari argued that the power, courage and strength of the Islamic Republic will force the enemies to retreat and said, “If the enemies continues their abusive actions, they will undoubtedly be faced with more intense reactions from the Islamic Republic.”
He praised the efforts and power of the IRGC and said, “Thanks to the militant men of the IRGC for the courageous move which they have gifted to the Iranian people.”
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