Ayatollah Khamenei: Resistance Emboldened by Gen. Soleimani
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei paid tribute to late commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, saying the martyr’s blood has given fresh impetus to the resistance and forced the enemy to retreat at all fronts.
Ayatollah Khamenei had a meeting on Saturday with the family of General Soleimani on the second anniversary of the popular commander’s martyrdom.
The Leader said while the enemy had plans to extinguish the light of resistance by committing the crime of assassination of General Soleimani, the miraculous impact of his blood resulted in the progress of resistance and has made the enemy move back in all fronts.
“Due to the blessing of our dear General Soleimani’s blood, the Resistance movement is now more thriving and hopeful than two years ago,” the Leader stated.
“Tens of millions of Iranians attending General Soleimani’s funeral shows he was and is the most popular figure in the nation. Also, the increasing influence of his name in the world of Islam proves dear Soleimani has been one of the most popular figures in the world of Islam too,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in the meeting.
“Haj Qassem is a manifestation of endeavor and untiring, astonishing work. The heroic General of Iran had both courage and rationality in all affairs. While he knew precisely the enemies and their tools, he would enter the battlefield and carry out amazing tasks without a bit of fear,” the Leader noted.
“Enemies thought by martyring Soleimani, Abu Mahdi and their comrades everything is over. But today US has fled Afghanistan. Resistance is progressing in Yemen. The enemies are stuck in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. The Resistance movement is more thriving and hopeful than 2 years ago,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The Leader further said, “Martyr Soleimani is an eternal reality that will live on forever. His assassins - including Trump and the like - will go down in history’s garbage bin, but of course after receiving retribution in this world for the crime they committed.”
In January 2020, a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport assassinated General Soleimani, former commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps. The attack — that also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) anti-terror group, along with several others— came while General Soleimani was on an official visit to the Iraqi capital.
