In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
My greetings to you, warriors, who rose up for the dignity and grandeur of your Islamic country and became disabled and wounded for your homeland. You gained honor for yourselves and made your countrymen feel both sorrow and pride and exultation. Praise be upon you; the war invalid, and wounded who lost your limbs and health to uphold the Holy Qur'an. The honorable nation of Iran and great Islam would never forget you, dearest ones. Shame on the treacherous Pahlavi regime and the international criminals who made our nation mourn for the loss of their beloved ones, and who, in this way, earned God's eternal course. I wish the members of the United Nations and the Security Council were here now to watch you war invalid and to see the evidence of the crimes of the United States and its allies here in this country and then to issue decree against them[ U. S. ]. I wish the castle dwellers could observe how the miserable live, and stop inciting the United States to commit further crimes and cause the disgrace of the international bodies and the Security Council. Praise be upon the wounded and invalid brothers and sisters who bravely stood up to the tyrants for the truth and victory and made our nation proud in the world. I hereby offer you my appreciation, thanks and sincere invocations, and ask I God for health, prosperity and welfare for you sons of Islam.
Rouhoullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini