Gen. Soleimani shattered hegemony of US, global arrogance in region: Qalibaf

Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has hailed Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, as a popular resistance commander who shattered the US hegemony in the region.

According to Press TV, speaking at a ceremony in Shahr-e-Rey in southern Tehran on Thursday, he said Gen. Soleimani helped the resistance front defeat the US and the Israeli regime by relying on people, adding that he always defended children and the oppressed.

“The shedding of Martyr Soleimani’s blood signed off the document for the expulsion of America from the region. Today, we see America is leaving the region with humility," he noted.

He made the remarks during a ceremony marking the second martyrdom anniversary of General Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) deputy head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Qalibaf said that the “ugly and filthy” assassination operation against the resistance commanders exposed the folly of claims by the global arrogance about defending human rights and international law.

“With his exemplary genius, Martyr Soleimani turned into a military commander during his forty years of management…who managed to shatter the hegemony of the American army and the global arrogance in the region,” he said.

“The good and effective performance of General Soleimani brought honor and dignity to Muslims and freedom-seekers of the world. The Islamic establishment of Iran is proud of having trained such a military commander,” who was a popular figure committed to humanitarian and Islamic values, Qalibaf said.

On Dey 9 epic

Thursday’s event also commemorated the 12th anniversary of the 2009 nationwide pro-establishment rallies on the ninth of the Persian calendar month of Dey, which falls on December 30.

The parliament speaker said the Dey 9 epic was the day when the nation said ‘no’ to those who were seeking to undermine values of the Islamic Revolution and targeted the security of society.

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