Cleric Calls for Silent Strategy Meetings and Written Communication to Protect State Secrets

Monday, July 07, 2025  Read time1 min

SAEDNEWS: Ayatollah Masoudi Khomeini has urged Iran’s leaders to forego verbal discussions in sensitive meetings—insisting they write proposals on paper and exchange notes—to shield military secrets and prevent future targeted assassinations.

Cleric Calls for Silent Strategy Meetings and Written Communication to Protect State Secrets

According to Saed News, Ayatollah Masoudi Khomeini—former custodian of the Fatima Masumeh Shrine and a senior member of the Qom Seminary—addressed the resilience displayed during the recent 12‑day Israeli‑American onslaught and offered candid recommendations to avert future breaches. He began by lamenting the nation’s short‑term outlook: while adversaries plan half a century ahead, “we Iranians think only five days forward.” He warned that, as witnessed in Syria, failure to strategize for decades invites calamity.

Masoudi Khomeini

Turning to the tragic loss of senior commanders in a single night, Masoudi Khomeini demanded a full inquiry: “Who furnished the enemy with targeting data?” He stressed that insiders—intentional or unwitting—may have leaked intelligence and called for urgent measures to eliminate such vulnerabilities.

On the topic of domestic weaponry, he praised those who developed the country’s drones and micro‑aircraft but insisted that discussions of capabilities “must never be aired on television or radio.” Instead, “in private sessions, officials should write their ideas down, hand them to one another, and destroy the papers thereafter,” ensuring that only written notes change hands—unrecordable by eavesdroppers.

Advocating a culture of precaution, he implored all officials to “observe complete silence when speaking and rely solely on written communication.” He underscored that the language of martyrdom—“We want to go die for the cause”—is hollow without purpose: “Die as a martyr for what?” Rather, leaders should focus on advancing Islam through concrete deeds, not slogans.

Concluding with a call to protect even routine expressions of loyalty, Masoudi Khomeini observed that intelligence agents lurk everywhere, and urged vigilance over “yes‑men” who may unwittingly betray secrets. His prescription: write all strategic directives, shred the originals, and let action speak louder than words.