In a message
issued on Monday, Paknejad congratulated the selection of Khamenei by the
esteemed representatives of the Assembly of Experts. He stated that "all
managers, staff, and the great family of the oil industry, while pledging
allegiance to the ideals of the Founding Father (Imam Khomeini) and the
martyred Imam, announce their pledge of allegiance to His Eminence Ayatollah
Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei as the Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution."
The message
further emphasized that the "great and national oil industry of Iran,
shoulder-to-shoulder with other powers, institutions, and pillars of the
government, under His Eminence's supreme leadership, will utilize its full
capacity to remain steadfast and unwavering in the path of realizing the ideals
of the Islamic Revolution."
Paknejad
expressed conviction that through patience, resilience, and revolutionary
jihad, and under the protection of reliance on Almighty God and the
intercession of the infallible Imams, as well as the wise leadership of the
present-day Velayat-e Faqih (Guardian Jurist), the oil sector will "defend
and protect the precious heritage of independence, freedom, and the Islamic
Republic until death," especially as "aggressive, malicious, and
bloodthirsty enemies entertain the futile dream of dominating beloved
Iran."