The reporter learned on March 9, local time, that the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces and Hattam Ambia Central Command issued a statement in the early morning of the 9th local time congratulating Mujtaba Khamenei on his election as Iran's supreme leader. The statement said that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all their commanders, fighters and families have pledged allegiance to Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei and will do their utmost to achieve the ideals of the Islamic Revolution under his leadership and command.

The reporter learned on March 9, local time, that the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces and Hattam Ambia Central Command issued a statement in the early morning of the 9th local time congratulating Mujtaba Khamenei on his election as Iran's supreme leader. The statement said that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all their commanders, fighters and families have pledged allegiance to Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei and will do their utmost to achieve the ideals of the Islamic Revolution under his leadership and command.