Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei awarded Iran’s highest military order, the Order of Zulfaqar, to late IRGC Quds Force Commander Lte. General Qasem Soleimani.

Iran PressIran news: In the words of the leader of the Islamic Revolution, he was the "international face of the resistance."

Martyred Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani was assassinated along with several senior members of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on Friday Morning 3 January at Baghdad International airport.

Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani was awarded by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as the first Iranian military official to hold Iran’s highest military order, the Order of Zulfaqar after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. 104/219

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