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Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, January 3 Correspondence: On the anniversary of Soleimani’s death, Iranians hope for peace
Xinhua News Agency reporter Xia Chen
At the beginning of the new year, on the streets of Tehran, the capital of Iran, the “image” of the late General of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Soleimani can be seen everywhere. Every two or three hundred meters on both sides of the street, images of him are repeatedly hung on both sides of the street; his avatar is pasted on the glass of the front window of the bus; at Tadirish Square in North Tehran, the roadside audio equipment also plays. With a commemorative song.
Soleimani’s death in the attack was a shocking incident, said Iranian journalist Said. For the past two days, he has been running to film the anniversary of Soleimani’s death.
On January 3, 2020, the United States launched an attack in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, killing Soleimani, the commander of the “Quds Brigade” under Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and others. Said told reporters that the commemoration held in the capital on New Year’s Day 2021 was attended by generals from the Revolutionary Guard and officers from Iraq and other countries who had fought alongside Soleimani. On the 2nd, in Soleimani’s hometown and in the southeastern city of Kerman, hundreds of local inhabitants participated in the commemorative activities.
Farhad, a friend from Said’s side, picked up the latest Tehran Times. On the cover of the hand-painted color image, Soleimani was smiling and squatting in the center of the screen with his arms outstretched. A boy was preparing to help him. Mohandis, the deputy commander of the “People’s Mobilization Organization”, the Iraqi Shiite militia that was killed in the attack with Soleimani, was standing next to him.
Said, who had just had a break from his busy schedule, looked back at the past year with excitement. “This year, shocking incidents followed one by one. Soleimani was attacked and killed; an Uzbekistan airliner was shot down by the Iranian military due to ‘human error’ inadvertently; nuclear physics law Khrizard’s assassination … together With the new corona epidemic and the new series of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran in 2018, people’s lives have gotten worse. “
Farhard also recalled snippets of events in 2020. He said that many people couldn’t believe the military did it after the Uzbek Airlines airliner incident. In the eyes of many people, it is precisely because the United States has “put extreme pressure” on Iran for so long that the Iranian military has been in a state of tension, ultimately leading to disaster.
The United States has recently carried out some military activities in the surrounding areas of Iran. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Hussein Salami said that the Revolutionary Guard Corps has been equipped with advanced equipment, such as smart mines and a new generation of drones, that will pose a security threat. national. Make a “decisive and forceful blow” with actions of interest.
Iran’s First Vice President Jahangiri and Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif said in their New Year’s speeches that the new crown epidemic and brutal sanctions have seriously affected the lives of the Iranian people and they hope that 2021 will be a year full of peace, health and prosperity.
“We, like the people of every country in the world, yearn for peace and quiet and we hope to return to normal life as soon as possible,” Said said. (Reporters participating: Javad, Ahmed)
