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Captured Post Date:
2026-05-19 11:02
Translated Author:
Tabnak
Author:
تابناک
Translated Content:
Account by the child of the martyred Lieutenant General Mousavi of how they learned of their father’s martyrdom.
Includes Video:
Yes
Translated Video Transcript:
On 9 Esfand, he left the house.
— Did you know there was a meeting of the Defense Council? Were you aware of his schedule?
No, I hadn’t heard anything. We had no idea. He left the house like every other day, to go about his work.
— Did you hear the news of the explosion at the Leader’s residence?
I was at the university, in a departmental council meeting, when one of my colleagues came in and said: “They’ve hit Pasteur.”
— But you didn’t know who, what, how? Whether your father had been there or not?
We knew nothing. I wrapped things up and went home, to be with my mother. Because we were prepared for anything. I thought at least, if they were going to give us any news, I should be with her so she would not be alone.
— So you considered the possibility?
Yes. My father was very military, but at the same time he was attentive to many things. During the twelve-day war, when the first incidents happened and many commanders were martyred, my father messaged me immediately: “Hello, I’m alive.” He was aware that his family at home might be worried about him.
— What date was that?
23 Khordad 1404; when the war began and many commanders were martyred.
He had thought to himself that my family would be worried from the very first moment.
— You had that precedent?
Yes. This time, on 9 Esfand, when that incident happened, I was waiting for a text message; I was waiting for him to say: “I’m safe.” But no message came. Because he was extremely careful. Very careful. His profession required him to be that way too. He did not play around with it. It was not that he would say, “Yes, I love martyrdom,” but in practice he made one hundred percent of the effort not to be martyred, because ultimately his duty was to return.
We waited one hour, two hours, three hours. There was still no news. The stress kept rising. I began making calls to a number of people, including Mr. Adelnejad. Many were either unreachable or did not answer. Later, when I asked them, they said: “Honestly, we couldn’t bring ourselves to tell you that such a thing had happened.”
The fact that they were not answering made me even more suspicious. Then, around midnight, they announced the news of His Eminence’s martyrdom. At that point our stress increased even more. Then, around six or seven in the morning, condolence messages began arriving. I quickly tried to gather my mother and the others so that when the official news was released, I would be with them. I think it was around nine or ten in the morning when the news was announced.
— Did the fact that he did not come home have any particular meaning for you?
No, he did not really come home anyway. After the twelve-day war, it often happened that he would not come home. So it was not his not coming home that made us realize something had happened.
— So it was normal?
Yes, after the twelve-day war, that had become normal for him.
Content:
روایت فرزند سپهبد شهید موسوی از نحوه اطلاع از شهادت پدرش
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Additional Details
Captured Date
2026-05-25T11:22:30.000Z
Language
Persian
Incident