Revenge for Gen. Soleimani assassination ‘definite,’ says Imam Khamenei

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khamenei stated on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic will undoubtedly take revenge against those who assassinated Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani earlier this year.
“Attendance of millions of people in Martyr Soleimani’s funeral
was the first tough slap on the face of the American [rulers], but the tougher
slap will be a dominance of soft [power] over the fake grandeur of the
arrogant, as well as America’s expulsion from the region,” Imam Khamenei noted.
He made the comments in a meeting with General Soleimani’s
family and members of the headquarters responsible for commemorating the very first
anniversary of the martyred commander.
“However, revenge is due for the perpetrators and murderers
of General Soleimani, and this revenge will certainly take place, whenever
possible,” Imam Khamenei said.
General Qasem Soleimani was an Iranian major general in the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and, from 1998 until his death in
2020, commander of its Quds Force, a division mainly responsible for
extraterritorial military and clandestine operations.
Toward the end of his life, he was considered by some to be
the second most powerful person in the Islamic Republic behind Imam Khamenei himself.
General Soleimani was assassinated in a targeted U.S. drone
strike on 3 January 2020 in Baghdad, which was ordered by U.S. President Donald
Trump. The strike was strongly denounced by some, including of course the
Iranian government, and a multi-city funeral was held in Iraq and Iran for General
Soleimani and other casualties.
Only hours after his burial on 7 January 2020, the Iranian
military launched missiles against U.S. bases in Iraq and the Pentagon reported
that 110 U.S. troops were wounded as a result.
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