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"Martyrdom was the reward for his ceaseless efforts in all these years," Khamenei said on his Farsi-language Twitter account in reference to Soleimani, also declaring three days of mourning.
"With him gone, God willing, his work and his path will not be stopped, but severe revenge awaits the criminals who bloodied their foul hands with his blood and other martyrs' in last night's incident."
US says it kills top Iranian commander Soleimani in air strike
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif took to social media to label the assassination of General Soleimani "extremely dangerous and a foolish escalation".
He also said that the United States bears the responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.
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