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The commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ismail Qaani, threatened terrorist operations within the United States.
The Quds Force commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in a US attack would not deter Tehran from resistance in light of escalating tensions as the first anniversary of the attack approaches. American drone.
Ismail Qaani, who succeeded Soleimani to lead the Quds Force, said on Friday that Iran was still prepared to respond.
He added at a televised event to mark the anniversary at the University of Tehran: “Individuals may emerge who respond to their crime from within their homes … the path of the Quds Force and resistance will not be changed by the evil actions that emanate. of the United States “.
Ibrahim Raisi
This comes as the head of the judiciary in Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, warned on Friday that Soleimani’s killers “will not be safe anywhere in the world”, at a time when Iran began to mark the first anniversary of the murder of its Most prominent military leaders for a US attack in Iraq.
Raisi said during the ceremony at the University of Tehran, on the first anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani on January 3, 2020, that even US President Donald Trump, who ordered Soleimani’s removal, “cannot escape to justice “.
Raisi said: “Those who played a role in the massacre will not be safe anywhere in the world.”
Iranian holding a photo of Qassem Soleimani
The commander of the Quds Force, who was assigned to carry out external duties, was killed in the early morning of January 3, 2020, along with the deputy chief of the Iraqi People’s Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in an airstrike near from Baghdad airport, in a process that put Iran facing challenges in terms of regional role, Soleimani was one of its most prominent creators. .
Washington had earlier accused him of being the mastermind of attacks launched by armed factions allied with Iran against US forces in the region.
Days after the US drone strike, Iran responded with a missile strike on an Iraqi airbase where US forces were stationed.
Iranian forces, who were on high alert, shot down a Ukrainian plane that they said happened by mistake while taking off from Tehran.
Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani threatened during a closed-door session of the Iranian parliament on Thursday to retaliate and kill US President Donald Trump. He also threatened to kill other American officials, including the Secretary of State and Defense and the head of the CIA.
Two US B-52 bombers flew over the Middle East on Wednesday, in what US officials described as a message to deter Iran ahead of the first anniversary of Soleimani’s assassination.
On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused US President Donald Trump of trying to create excuses to attack Iran and said Tehran would defend itself firmly.
Representatives from Iran’s regional allies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Gaza also spoke on the anniversary on Friday.
