Message [Reply to a message of condolence on the martyrdom of Messrs: Raja'i and Bahonar]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Mr. `Ali Nasir Muhammad, Secretary General of the Socialist Party and President of Yemen,

I received your Excellency's message of condolence on the martyrdom of the beloved president and prime minister of our country. I appreciate your sympathy and kindness. It is hoped that these tragic incidents will awaken the Islamic nations to know their real enemies at the top of whom stands the criminal America and not to fall for their poisonous propaganda. It is also hoped that they provide a cogent answer to the baseless accusations, which brazenly accuse us of buying weapons from and having ties with the occupying and bloodthirsty Israel, and help defame these powers before the free nations of the world, especially our `Arabic-speaking brothers.

May God's peace be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhu'l-Qa`dah 4,1401 AH