A DAY WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY

 

It would not be fair to say that the attack came with no warning at all. Tensions had been obvious for years. Although the aggressors were aligned with a warlike state that had repeatedly attacked its neighbours most citizens believed that war could and should be avoided. There was even a large part of the population that felt the government should not pursue its policy of aiding and arming those allied states that were being attacked as it might provoke an even wider war.

 

In the end it made no difference, in the midst of 'peace' negotiations the enemy assembled a powerful force of aircraft carriers from which they launched a surprise attack which effectively destroyed the navy. It was the belief of the attackers that by denying there victims the ability to strike back they would be forced to negotiate an end to the war on terms favourable to the attackers. 

The militarists behind the attack did not foresee the consequences of there actions, that they had unleashed powerful forces that would lead ultimately to there downfall. They did not understand that the citizens of the stricken republic were resolved to triumph. They new that there would be dark days and defeats in the future but with faith in their God and in the knowledge that their cause was just they turned to the task ahead. And in the dark days and defeats that did comebefore the ultimate victory they steadied themselves with the battle cry "Remember Pearl Harbor Bandar Abbas!

Found in the wreckage where near the body of the assassinated leader 

"Mr. President, Members of the Assembly of Experts and of the Guardian Council and the Islamic Consultative Assembly

Yesterday, February 28, 2026 —a date which will live in infamy—the Islamic Republic of Iran was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the United States of America.

The Republic of Iran was at peace with that Nation and, at the solicitation of America, was still in conversation with its Government and its President looking toward the maintenance of peace in the region. Indeed, only hours before American air squadrons had commenced bombing our country, emissaries of the United States delivered to our representatives a formal reply to a recent Iranian message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.

It will be recorded that the distance of Iran from the United States makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the American Government has deliberately sought to deceive the Islamic Republic of Iran by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

The attack yesterday on the our country has caused severe damage to Iranian naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many Iranian lives have been lost. In addition Iranian ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas in international waters 19 nautical miles south of Sri Lanka.

Yesterday the United States Government also launched attacks against Minab in Southern Iran, the South Pars natural gas field was struck, causing extensive damage and blackening the facility, the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran where significant strikes targeted the capital, with damage reported at the Ministry of Intelligence, Ministry of Justice, the Iranian Law Enforcement Command, and the IRIB broadcasting headquarters. The library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also struck.

The United States has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the entire area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of Iran have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation.

As Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.

But always will our whole Nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the Iranian people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the Islamic Consultative Assembly  and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.

Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.

With confidence in our armed forces—with the unbounding determination of our people—we will gain the inevitable triumph- so help us God.

I ask that the Islamic Consultative Assembly declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by the United States on Saturday, February 28, 2026, a state of war has existed between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States."