Iran Press/ Iran News: The magazine has recently published its 10th annual special edition of Global Thinkers with 10 categories of 10 people which General Qasem Soleimani is on top of the list of the most influential people in the defense and security sector.
These people are the thinkers and actors of the last year who shape the world, either to be better or worse, according to Iran Press news agency.
Public face of Iran’s response to US President Donald Trump’s threats' is short description that the magazine wrote about Iranian General, Soleimani.
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Last July, in response to a furious tweet from President Trump against Iran, Soleimani responded with unusual bombast. He said: ''The U.S. president has made some idiotic comments on Twitter. It is beneath the dignity of the president of the great Islamic country of Iran to respond, so I will respond, as a soldier of our great nation. You threaten us with a measure that the world has not seen before. First of all, it has been over a year since Trump became U.S. president, but that man’s rhetoric is still that of a casino, of a bar. He talks to the world in the style of a bartender or a casino manager."
Soleimani continued: "Mr. Trump, the gambler! You are well aware of our power and capabilities in the region. You know how powerful we are in asymmetrical warfare. Come, we are waiting for you. We are the real men on the scene, as far as you are concerned. You know that a war would mean the loss of all your capabilities. You may start the war, but we will be the ones to determine its end".
In his article in Foreign Policy, Stanley McChrystal, US retired General and former head of the U.S. military’s Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) who claims that could have hunt Iranian general in 2007 in northern Iraq, writes about him as " Soleimani has grown from a military commander into a ghostly puppet master, relying on quiet cleverness and grit to bolster Iran’s international influence".
"His brilliance, effectiveness, and commitment to his country have been revered by his allies and denounced by his critics in equal measure. What all seem to agree on, however, is that the humble leader’s steady hand has helped guide Iranian foreign policy for decades—and there is no denying his successes on the battlefield. Soleimani is arguably the most powerful and unconstrained actor in the Middle East today. US defense officials have reported that Soleimani is running the Syrian civil war (via Iran’s local proxies) all on his own, Soleimani is no longer simply a soldier; he is a calculating and practical strategist " McChrystal wrote in his article.
He also stressed: "It would be unwise, however, to study Soleimani’s success without situating him in a broader geopolitical context. He is a uniquely Iranian leader, a clear product of the country’s outlook following the 1979 revolution. His expansive assessment of Iranian interests and rights matches those common among Iranian elites. Iran’s resistance toward the United States’ involvement in the Middle East is a direct result of U.S. involvement in the Iran-Iraq War, during which Soleimani’s worldview developed. Above all else, Soleimani is driven by the fervent nationalism that is the lifeblood of Iran’s citizens and leadership".
Also, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida recently reported that Soleimani spoke of the need for a response to the Israeli air raid, as it would cause Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fail in the forthcoming elections, citing Iranian sources.
Earlier on Jan 16, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, IRGC Commander answered to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threats. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander has warned: "Don’t play with lion’s tail." Describing Netanyahu’s threat as 'ridiculous', General Jafari stressed "The Islamic Republic of Iran will keep in Syria all the military and revolutionary advisers, and equipment and weapons which aim to train and empower Islamic Resistance forces and support oppressed people of the country."
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Several reports have also emerged over the past few years of assassination plots against Soleimani by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia – which are believed to be among the major supporters of the Takfiri terrorists wreaking havoc on the Middle East.
In November 2018, the New York Times reported that Saudi Major General Ahmed al-Assiri took part in a meeting in Riyadh in 2017 that involved plans to assassinate the kingdom’s 'determined enemy.'
Top Saudi officials discussed a “$2 billion plan” in 2017 to disrupt Iran economy and assassinate Iran's Major General Qassem Soleimani
A recent report by Al-Jarida also said that Washington gave Israel a green light to assassinate Soleimani. 105/212
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