Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a televised statement, declaring that Iran would continue its military operations.

In his address, Pezeshkian said the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran would “continue to strike hard” and “continue to destroy the military bases of our enemies,” The Caspian Post reports, citing Iran International.

He added that Iran would follow in the footsteps of the country’s supreme leader and described the martyrdom of the leader of the revolution as the culmination of years of sacrifice.