Iran Press/Iran news: The Senior Shia cleric, Shaikh Isa Qassim on Saturday night called the assassination of Lieutenant-General Qasem Soleimani and his companions the result of the bloodthirsty nature of the US regime.
Speaking at the allegiance renewal ceremony to the Iranian high-ranking commander Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani attended by youth of 120 nationalities in the holy city of Qom on Saturday night, the senior Shia cleric added that the dignity, nobility, and independence of the resistance movement are not for sale.
While stressing the fact that the US policy is evil in nature, Sheikh Issa Qasem highlighted that Islam is the religion of unity and all of the Muslims should do their best to pave the ground for the eviction of the US troops from the region through solidarity and unity.
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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