"Variant: All those against the revolution, that insist on their position, must disappear and quickly be executed."
— Ruhollah Khomeini

January 1, 1970

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Quoted by dissident cleric Hossein-Ali Montazeri, once in line to be Iran's supreme leader. ShiaNews.com (17 December 2000). This statement is said to have been made after the Mojahedin-e Khalgh militant organization launched an offensive against Iranian troops from bases in Iraq.