In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Dear Mr. Muhsin Rida'i, the honorable Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps,
I am grateful for the favors of God Almighty and the attention of His Noble Messenger to this combatant and self-sacrificing nation and to the valiant combatants of Islam in the great victory and the Wa'l-Fajr 10 blitzkrieg. Certainly, this divine gift at the end of this eventful year is the fulfillment of the promise," If ye help Allah, He will help you and will make your foothold firm" «1» and a result of the unmatched resistance of this great nation against the cowardly attacks of the `Aflaqites «2» in the bombardment of cities. The news of the victories and epic deeds of the valiant army of Islam not only gladdened the heart of our nation, being the heart of all the downtrodden and deprived, it also agonized the heart of Saddam and the `Aflaqites as well as their supporters and masters, especially America and Israel. Convey my sincere greetings to all the dear and brave commanders and the triumphant combatants of the IRGC and the Basij volunteer forces. Convey my greetings to the army, army air forces, the brave and unknown strugglers, the relief workers and all the popular and Kurdish forces. Extend my greetings and the gratitude of the Iranian nation to the people of the liberated Iraqi cities, who welcomed our combatants with open arms and the cry of" Allahu akbar" without having been forced to fire a single shot. Tell them to see how Saddam is frantically bombarding them and their cities with chemical bombs. We will see how the world-devourers will react in their venomous propaganda on these great victories and crimes of the Saddam forces.
While thanking again the struggling nation of Iran and the dear combatants, I ask the brave youth of the honored country of the Islamic Iran to go to the warfronts, and by continuing their operations they should deprive the defeated and helpless `Aflaqites of any respite and opportunity for reorganization. May God Almighty help you!
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Esfand 27,1366 AHS