Tehran-IRAF- 1,000 Sunni scholars of Sistan and Baluchestan Province announced in a statement: “While honoring this firm, worthy, and wise decision of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership, we hereby declare our allegiance to Your Eminence.”
The full text of the statement is as follows:
In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
“O you who believe! Obey God, obey the Messenger, and those vested with authority among you.”
The Esteemed and Honorable,
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei,
Peace be upon you,
While offering congratulations and condolences on the martyrdom of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, a number of valiant commanders of Islam, and also a group of defenseless civilians, we thank Almighty God that the Experts of the Nation, as trustees of the Islamic Ummah, by considering all the required conditions and criteria, have introduced Your Eminence—who possesses all the necessary qualifications for assuming the grave responsibility of leadership, including jurisprudential authority, courage, piety, awareness of the times, management and prudence, as well as deep commitment to the path and objectives of the Great Founder of the Revolution and the martyred Leader (may God’s pleasure be upon them)—as the third Leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, once again disappointing and thwarting the enemies of this nation.
We, the Sunni scholars of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, while honoring this firm, worthy, and wise decision of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership, hereby declare our allegiance to Your Eminence. We call upon the entire Islamic Ummah—especially the dear and revolutionary people of Iran, as well as the trustworthy and service‑oriented officials of our Islamic homeland—to support the Guardianship of the Jurist with insight and unity, just as the late Imam (may he rest in peace) stated: “Support the Guardianship of the Jurist so that no harm befalls this country.” By preserving unity and cohesion around the axis of the Guardianship of the Jurist, they should continue the proud path of the Islamic Revolution with strength and steadfastness.
In conclusion, we beseech Almighty God to grant Your Eminence a dignified long life, health and well‑being, and increasing success in serving Islam and the Muslims.
Peace be upon you.
It is worth noting that earlier, the large Norzehi and Norzaei tribes in the Sistan region had also declared their allegiance to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (may God preserve him), the third Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, through a statement.
Additionally, a ceremony of allegiance by the tribes of Sistan to the righteous successor of the martyred Imam and the third Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, was held in Zabol with the presence of tribal elders and respected community figures.
