VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-29
“promote the Basij across the world against Zionist-American arrogance”
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29
In the decree appointing Taeb as head of the Basij, Khamenei ordered him to expand the force's global presence against what he called Zionist-American arrogance.
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