Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani underlined that his country and Iraq will take revenge for the assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) forces Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
“Trump admits that the US military under his direct command, committed the assassination of General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis,” Shamkhani wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
“Iran and Iraq are avenger of these martyrs and will not rest until the perpetrators are punished. Harder revenge is on the way,” he added.
In relevant remarks on Tuesday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that Iran will never forget assassination of General Soleimani and will definitely deal the US a counter-blow.
The Supreme Leader made the remarks in Tehran, while speaking to the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.
“The US’ crime in assassinating General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis is an example of its presence. They killed your guest at your home, and they flagrantly confessed to this crime.
This is not a trivial thing,” he said, adding, “The Islamic Republic of Iran will never forget the martyrdom of Hajj Qassem Soleimani and will definitely deal a reciprocal blow to the US.”
Lieutenant General Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike on Baghdad International Airport in Iraq on January 3.
The airstrike also martyred Deputy Commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The two were martyred in an American airstrike that targeted their vehicle on the road to the airport.
Five Iranian and five Iraqi military men were martyred by the missiles fired by the US drone at Baghdad International Airport.
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