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Shaheed Rodaki "All-Purpose Heavy Warship"

Although Abdullah Roudaki, as he had expected, was not martyred on the front lines of the war against aggressors and global arrogance, his bloody flight with a vengeful bullet saved him from the humiliation of death in bed.

According to the Shiraz Martyrs' Service, Martyr Abdullah Roudaki was born in 1334 in Shiraz, near the shrine of "Seyyed Aladdin Hussein", to a religious family. He entered the struggle from his childhood due to his anti-oppressive spirit. At the same time, he continued his education until graduation and at the age of 20 he started working for a gas company.

Rudaki played an effective role in distributing the Imam's proclamations, organizing the march, and justifying the youth, for which reason he was persecuted several times by the police. With a great interest in sports, he was able to win the country's boxing championship for 3 consecutive years and won several championships in wrestling. He got married in 1978 and joined the Shiraz Revolutionary Guards in 1980. With the start of the imposed war, he went to the front with the first expedition group, took part in Operation Samen al-Imam, and was wounded in the same operation. He participated in various operations as a battalion commander and then visited the House of God in 1983.

He played an effective role in the formation of the divers battalions of the 19th Fajr Division and also in the formation of the camp of Noah the Prophet (pbuh). In addition to training troops, he was involved in the design and execution of operations. Roudaki showed great courage in identifying the Valfajr 8 operational area and with the formation of the IRGC navy, he always played a key role in forming and using the strategy of high-speed boats and naval mines in one of the IRGC naval areas. Navy participated, despite injuries from various parts, especially chemical injuries and difficult physical conditions, his high and committed spirit always made him present on the scene and with 89 months of experience on the front, after the war in the application of technology and industry. He was military and diligent in arming the forces.

Abdullah Roudaki joined Hezbollah in Lebanon to defend the Muslims of the world. His great ability in naval warfare, diving, missile launching and mastery of the Arabic language made him one of Hezbollah's training instructors in Lebanon. Rudaki's role was such that the Zionists tried to assassinate him many times, but each time they failed. Sardar Roudaki, with his love for the Ahl al-Bayt, also had an artistic nature in the fields of poetry, calligraphy, painting and essay writing.

He, who had dreamed of martyrdom during the war years, was kept in a tight physical cage until a few days after the victory of Lebanon, when he traveled to Bushehr province to introduce the new commander of the navy and at the house of a relative in the village of Abpakhsh. On 321 May 2000 Baraz Jan was a guest from Dashtestan city. When the holy preacher called the permission to enter the gathering of worshipers from Golbanak Aseman, Abdullah was shot by one of the hypocrites while performing ablutions. Such the name of the second admiral of the Revolutionary Guards, Abdullah Roudaki, was recorded in the book of martyrdom.

IRGC Vice Admiral Abdullah Roudaki was shot and killed by a relative of a member of the banned opposition group, the Mujahideen Khalq Organization. Mohammad ansari, 60 fired two bullets at Roudaki's head with a hunting rifle in the city of Abkhosh' near Shiraz, 895 km. South of tehran. The assailant later surrendered to police. Newspapers said Ansari is a retiree of the agriculture organization. Two of his sons had fled to iraq and cooperate with the banned MKO. Roudaki was deputy chief of the irgc navy and among the top commanders of the 1980-88 iran-iraq war. He had a "shining record of planning and directing land and sea military operations against the ba'athist aggressors," an IRGC statement added. An active opponent of the former pahlavi monarchy, Roudaki played an important role in the formation of the IRGC navy. The Iraqi-armed and funded MKO had recently stepped up its cross-border attacks and raids inside cites.

Shaheed Rodaki All-Purpose Heavy WarshipSardar Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the IRGC navy, said about the Shahid Roudaki ship: "We have learned that we must be strong to create security." We have learned that in order to be strong, we must rely on God and ourselves. We use thought, creativity and initiative to build modern and advanced equipment alongside spirituality. By the order of the esteemed commander-in-chief of the IRGC, our way is to become stronger.

He added: "But the purpose of attaching the heavy vessel of Shahid Roudaki ocean liner to the Naval Combat Organization is, firstly, to deepen the assigned missions in order to exercise naval sovereignty and secondly, to protect the interests of the Islamic Republic in the distance will be. Another thing is that by joining this naval vessel, the IRGC will follow the doctrine of asymmetric warfare and its intelligence aristocracy in distant waters. Sardar Tangsiri continued: "This fleet, which is decorated with the name of General Shahid Soleimani, will first carry out missions in the North Indian Ocean and will monitor surface, subsurface and air intelligence in its mission area, God willing." Of course, this fleet will also practice unequal combat tactics in its mission area.

The commander of the IRGC navy stated: This ship is decorated with the name of the high-ranking martyr, Martyr Roudaki, who from today, with the efforts of the Revolutionary Guards and the brave men of the IRGC navy, will break the heart of the ocean waves. The message of this annexation to our honorable nation is that we will not sit idly by for a moment to create security, dignity and pride for the people. We are constantly thinking of generating authority and dignity for dear Iran, we assure the dear nation of Iran that no power has the ability to strike and threaten us. Iran has always been a naval power in history and is still a naval power today.

He added: "But the message of the annexation of Martyr Roudaki to our neighbors is that this fleet is not considered a threat against our neighbors." The security of the region is our security, the security of our neighbors is our security. We act on the basis of collective security, and we are brothers with our neighbors and we are at peace. The message of this fleet is peace and friendship.

The commander of the IRGC Navy emphasized: This fleet has focused on shipping security in the North Hindu Ocean against armed and unarmed pirates and will enter into operations if necessary. Seriously combating transnational organized crime, such as drug trafficking, will also be part of the fleet's mission. Providing relief and assistance to other commercial and fishing vessels in the mission area will be among the missions of this vessel. Ultimately, dealing with potential threats from trans-regional actors will be part of the fleet's communications program.

Shaheed Rodaki All-Purpose Heavy Warship Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC said at the ceremony of joining the Shahid Roudaki ship: "We declare that both close combat is on our agenda and close combat in the distance and remote combat, which includes a complete set of our defense capabilities." According to the defense group of Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, at the ceremony of joining the ocean liner of Shahid Roudaki to the IRGC Navy, which was held this morning (Thursday); He described this important event as an unforgettable and historic day for this force: We are confident that what is happening today in the powerful and strong naval force of the IRGC is a continuation of the deep and strategic vision of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of the Ayatollahs. The Grand Imam is Imam Khamenei (as).

Emphasizing that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has drawn the logic of endurance, resistance, reassuring defense and steadfastness in the face of great enemies, he said: "His Holiness has taught us that the roadmap for security, authority and independence of the country he does; This logic has been going on in our society and Islamic Iran today is a sign and manifestation of the invincible will of a great nation equal to pressures on a global scale.

General Salami called the Persian Gulf a strong defensive front of Islamic Iran and the meeting point of the powers and said: This is a strategic region of the world economy and the Islamic Republic of Iran has a privileged and unique role in providing this sea area that determines the world economy. He added: "The world is indebted to our holy system and the sailors with the will, effort and pride of this land who have secured this huge sea area to this day and this path continues with authority."

The IRGC Commander-in-Chief continued by emphasizing that in order to defend our security and vital interests, we are not limited to a specific geography, saying: "If people want to threaten the interests of this great nation and country, they will certainly not have a safe place on planet Earth."

Saying that we need to create a defense on the ground for every thought and thought, Major General Salami stated: When we talk about our long-range vision and horizon, we need it to have the appropriate tools. To be; We have stated many times that our strategy is always defensive. In the sense that we are never a threat to any country in the first place; But this defense strategy is always accompanied by offensive tactics. "The heart and content of our defense strategy is shaped by offensive tactics," he said. We try hard.

Emphasizing that the security of Islamic Iran is a great trust that the dear people have entrusted to us and that the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces has entrusted it to the armed forces, including the IRGC, as a serious mission and mission, the IRGC Commander-in-Chief said: We are serious about our roles and we are throwing water and fire to defend this nation; What we see today is a symbol of water and fire, to defend our nation against oppressors; We adhere to this fact and give our lives for it.

Emphasizing that in the face of any seemingly formidable enemy, we do not bow and show flexibility and do not show flexibility, General Salami said: "We are strong, we stand, we defend the right; We do not oppress, we do not accept oppression, and we do not allow anyone to be oppressed. He added: "The basis of our movement is to neutralize the threat from the mind of the enemy and eliminate it before it is formed;" This is the full meaning of the concept of deterrence.

The Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC further stated: "Today we are witnessing the addition of a support vessel and at the same time a fighter to the IRGC Navy; That is, a vessel that can both defend itself, defend our interests at sea, and play a role in securing our country's maritime lines near and far.

He called the heavy ship and ocean liner of Martyr Roudaki a hopeful gift for the dear people of Iran and said: "Some people may have thought that the basis of our action is close combat, but we declare that both close combat is on our agenda and close combat is on our agenda." Remote and remote combat, which includes a complete set of our defense capabilities. The main mission of the Shahid Roudaki ocean liner was to ensure the security of the country's naval lines, rescue and relief in special circumstances and combat in special circumstances: This is a new capability that today for our navy offers higher horizons of movement in the open seas Creates.

The Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC praised the efforts of the IRGC Admiral in preparing the Shahid Roudaki ocean liner, calling it part of a comprehensive plan to strengthen the country and emphasized: what is being formed in our country is completely in line with the image the enemy has created for our country. It is a contradiction.

He said that in a situation where the enemies expected our country to be weakened by sanctions, new achievements are being made every day in various fields and this is not a slogan, it is a reality, he said: We were, today, suffering from the accelerating erosion of power in the physics of power and its political, economic, cultural and social content; Like the political turmoil we see today in the American electoral system and electoral process.

In the end, emphasizing that the wishes of the dear nation of Iran are gradually becoming a reality, Major General Salami said: "Our people have stood honorably, because the result and meaning of endurance that patience and the results of it, namely dignity, authority, honor." And they know independence, and the deep political awareness of the Iranian nation has helped us to move courageously and use all available talents to defend their aspirations.




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