IRGC targets US airbases in Iraq

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has targeted the US airbase of Ain al-Assad in Anbar province in western Iraq after launching a wave of attacks to retaliate the US assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

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Zarif says assassination of Gen. Soleimani amounts to an armed attack on Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the United States amounts to an armed attack against Iran.

Zarif says U.S. failure to issue visa shows Washington’s ‘bankruptcy’

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that refusal by the United States to issue visa for him to attend a UN Security Council meeting scheduled in New York later this week shows Washington’s political “bankruptcy”.

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Muslims should unite after Gen. Soleimani’s assassination: Malaysian PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday that Muslim countries should unite to protect themselves against external threats, describing the U.S. assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as immoral.

Senior IRGC commander: Iran not after waging war, but entitled to take revenge on U.S.

TEHRAN - President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran has underscored that Tehran is not after waging war, but Tehran will reserve the right to take revenge on the U.S. for assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.

Zarif says Iran still committed to continue cooperation with IAEA 

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced via his official Twitter account on Sunday that Iran is still resolved to continue full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) even after taking the fifth and final step to put an end to its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal. 

Iran summons German diplomat over ‘destructive remarks’

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Germany’s charge d’affaires to Iran over certain German officials’ “unrealistic, inconsiderate and destructive” remarks about the U.S. terrorist action in assassinating Iranian military commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Turkey: Soleimani killing poses ‘serious risk’ to regional peace

TEHRAN — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that the United States’ assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani poses a “serious risk” to peace in the region.

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Hajj Qasem’s message to Trump: I am Alive & more Powerful

TEHRAN – Hajj Qasem Soleimani and his comrade Mahdi al-Mohandes were assassinated by an airstrike directly ordered by the U.S. President Trump in Baghdad, three days ago.

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Widespread media coverage of funeral procession of Lt. Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Millions of people have poured onto the streets in Tehran to pay tribute to the martyred Iranian top commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani who was assassinated by the US terrorist forces in Baghdad on Friday.

Packed crowds attend funeral procession of top military commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran 

On Monday morning, massive crowds of people held a farewell ceremony for Lieutenant-General Qasem Soleimani and his martyred companions in downtown Tehran. 

Europe’s security is owed to General Soleimani’s war on Daesh, Foreign Ministry spokesman says

Tehran says responded appropriately to Pompeo’s ‘undiplomatic’ letter

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that Tehran responded appropriately to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “undiplomatic” and “offensive” letter.

Parliament backs ‘tough revenge’ against the United States

TEHRAN — Iranian lawmakers on Sunday voiced their support for a tough revenge against the United States over the assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Ayatollah Sistani condoles Ayatollah Khamenei over General Soleimani’s martyrdom

TEHRAN – In a message to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, top Iraqi cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani expressed condolences over the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Leader’s advisor: U.S. must leave the region

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader, said on Sunday that the United States must leave the region, calling assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani a “foolish act”.

Trump threatens to target 52 Iranian sites

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday sent a message of scathing threat to Iran after Tehran vowed to give harsh response to Washington for assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force.

Holy Mashhad mourns Lt.Gen. Soleimani martyrdom

MASHHAD, Iran - Hundreds of thousands of people are attending the mourning procession for Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani in the shrine city of Mashhad .

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The martyrdom that would lead to a real “Islamic Awakening”

TEHRAN - Less than a decade ago, people of Arab countries began to protest against their dictators to achieve justice and freedom also named “Arab Spring”. This moral path took a detour and lost its right way. It was the U.S. effort to mislead the people by creating some terrorist groups including ISIS, Al-NOSRAH and ETC. 

Washington should abandon ‘unlawful tactics’, Lavrov says in reaction to Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on Washington to abandon “unlawful tactics”, pointing to the assassination of IRGC Quds Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

‘Iran will sue U.S. in international courts for terrorist attack on Gen. Soleimani’  

Soleimani was official guest of Iraq: Judiciary

TEHRAN - The spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary said on Saturday that Tehran will sue the U.S. in international courts for its terrorist attack on the vehicle of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the IRGC Quds Force commander, which ended in his martyrdom in the Baghdad airport on Friday morning. 

Zarif: U.S. terrorist act ‘extremely dangerous and foolish escalation’

FM says U.S. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif released a statement on the U.S. assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani.

China calls for respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity of Iraq

TEHRAN– People’s Republic of China in its reaction to the US airstrikes on Friday in Iraq, which led to the martyrdom of IRGC Commander of Quds Force General Ghasem Soleimani, called for respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq.

U.S. criminals will be ‘biggest losers’ for death of General Soleimani: Jahangiri

TEHRAN - Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Friday that the United States’ criminals will be the “biggest losers” in the region for the death of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.

Harsh retaliation awaits U.S. for assassination of General Soleimani: Iranian defense minister 

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Friday warned the United States of severe consequences for the assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, vowing to take “severe revenge” from those behind the attack. 

IRGC: U.S. happiness over martyrdom of General Soleimani will not last long

TEHRAN - Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif, the spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said on Friday that the United States’ happiness over the martyrdom of Commander of the IRGC Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani “will not last long”.

Pentagon confirms Trump ordered killing of General Soleimani

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the killing of the Commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Nation will never let U.S. off for killing Iranian heroes: Larijani

TEHRAN – Following the U.S. attacks on Baghdad airport on Friday night which led to the martyrdom of IRGC Quds Commander General Qassem Soleimani, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the noble nation of Iran will not forsake the blood of its martyrs.

Rouhani: Nation to take tough revenge for Gen. Soleimani martyrdom

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran and other independent countries of the region will take revenge on the ‘criminal’ US for assassinating Gen. Soleimani.

Medicine import impossible due to sanctions, Iranian health minister writes to WHO chief

TEHRAN — Minister of Health Saeed Namaki has strongly criticized the U.S. sanctions against Iran, saying the sanctions have made it virtually impossible for Iran to import medicine and medical equipment.

Iran calls U.S. sanctions ‘failed project’

TEHRAN - Mahmoud Vaezi, the presidential chief of staff, said on Tuesday that the United States’ sanctions against Iran is “a failed project”.