Gen. Qaani: Funeral of Iran’s martyred Leader in Iraq will strengthen call for retribution

Pars Today – The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a message that the unprecedented funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Revolution in Iraq will further strengthen the unity of the Iranian and Iraqi peoples against U.S.-backed plots and reinforce the call for retribution.

According to Pars Today, citing Mehr News Agency, the full text of the message by Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, reads:

"The demand for holding funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, along with the extensive preparations by the Iraqi government and people for this historic event, demonstrates to the world the depth of the spiritual bonds between the great nations of Iraq and Iran.

The support of the martyred Leader for the people of Iraq and the involvement of the respected religious authorities led to Martyr Qassem Soleimani standing alongside Iraq’s devoted youth in the battle against ISIS and the occupying United States, until the criminal Trump assassinated the hero of the two nations along with the senior commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

The unprecedented funeral ceremony for the martyred Leader of the Revolution in Iraq, like the magnificent funerals of Martyr Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, will further strengthen the united fists of the Iranian and Iraqi peoples against U.S. plots and make the red line of seeking retribution more prominent."