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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. To the respected peoples of the world, peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.... What is happening today in the war does not target the Islamic Republic of Iran alone, but targets the Shia followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), and is directed by the Zionist entity, and (Trump) is merely an executor of those directives. Look around you... the killing is not limited to Iran; Shia of Iraq are in danger, Shia of Lebanon are in danger, Shia of Yemen are in danger, and the rest of the Shia are under threat, with silencing of voices and arrests. This is an existential battle for us, as if the illegitimate entity has given us a choice: {between the basket and humiliation, and humiliation is far from us}. They want us to be (Shia who are Zionists), knowing only how to tear the nation apart and incite sectarian strife, following the example of those who (created them), or we will be killed, and we are determined to preserve our identity and brotherhood with Muslims. All those accusations and targeting (of the Islamic Republic) are because it is the most prominent international entity for Shia Muslims. Therefore, {our supreme authority in Najaf Ashraf} has clarified its position, considering what is happening as (aggression) and criminality that requires deterrence through legal means. There is no room for neutrality at all in a battle where it is clear who is the oppressor and who is the oppressed. Ali Al-Husseini Al-Talqani, seventeenth of Shawwal, 1447 AH.