International conference on law and armed conflicts to be held in Qom

A conference on International Law and Armed Conflicts in West Asia to be held in Qom on 13-14 Oct.

Baghdad billboard showing “Shias of Abu Turab”

TEHRAN – A huge copy of Iranian painter Hassan Ruholamin’s “Shias of Abu Turab” has been set up on a billboard in the heart of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Senior Iraqi MP: Iran was the only country that backed Iraq in anti-Daesh fight

TEHRAN - Hadi al-Amiri, the head of Fatah Alliance in the Iraqi parliament, has praised the role Iran played in support of Iraq during the country’s fight against the Daesh terrorist group.

International law experts elaborate on violation of UN Charter in Gen. Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN - The second pre-session of the International Conference on International Law and Armed Conflicts in the region was held online on Wednesday, January 6.

Ruholamin’s new painting depicting Soleimani, Al-Muhandis among companions of Imam Ali (AS) 

TEHRAN – Hassan Ruholamin unveiled his new painting “Shias of Abu Turab” depicting commander Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis among the companions of Imam Ali (AS)

Iraqis march on Gen. Soleimani, al-Muhandis assassination anniversary

Mourners hold a mock funeral procession on the highway leading to Baghdad’s airport where the assassination took place

TEHRAN - People in Iraq attended nationwide rallies to commemorate the first anniversary of the U.S. assassination of top Iranian and Iraqi anti-terror commanders, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Ceremonies held to mark martyrdom of General Soleimani, al-Muhandis

A ceremony was held on Friday, January 1, 2021, to commemorate the memory of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, Iraq’s PMU deputy head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and their companions. The ceremony, held at the University of Tehran, was attended by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, IRGC Chief Hossein Salami, IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmaeil Ghaani and some other military and civilian officials as well as the families of the martyrs. General Soleimani and his comrades were assassinated in a U.S. act of state terrorism near Baghdad’s international airport on January 3, 2020.

Elimination of U.S. forces from the region ‘imminent:’ General Ghaani

TEHRAN – Commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force attended a closed session of the Iranian Parliament on Wednesday during which he predicted that the U.S. withdrawal from the region will happen soon.

Nasrallah: Israel, Saudi culprit in U.S. assassination of Soleimani, Muhandis

TEHRAN – Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah suggests that the U.S. assassinated Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani and deputy commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, at the request of the Israeli and Saudi regimes.

Iraqis rally to mark first anniversary of Soleimani, Muhandis assassinations

TEHRAN – A group of Iraqi people held a rally in Baghdad on Saturday to denounce the U.S. assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror Commander Qassem Soleimani and his top Iraqi comrade Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis ahead of the first anniversary of the two commanders’ martyrdom.

Leader says revenge for Soleimani assassination is ‘definite’

Nullifying rather than removing sanctions: Ayatollah Khamenei

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has addressed a range of domestic and foreign policy issues in a meeting with a group of the organizers for commemorating the anniversary of the martyrdom of the martyrs of resistance Lieutenant General Haj Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Iran calls on Iraq to pursue Soleimani assassination case

TEHRAN — Iran has called on Iraq to pursue the case of U.S. assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), in the Iraqi soil.

A telecom in Iraq involved in Gen. Soleimani’s assassination: Shafaq News 

TEHRAN – It has been reported by the Shafaq News that a telecommunication company in Iraq was involved in assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Nouri al-Maliki strongly condemns assassination of Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN - Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has strongly condemned assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis by the United States.

Iraq says Tehran and Baghdad to sue U.S. for assassinating Soleimani, Muhandis

TEHRAN – Iraq has announced that Baghdad and Tehran will sue the United States for assassinating top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and deputy head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

By Stephen Lendman

U.S. assassination of Gen. Soleimani an act of state-sponsored terrorism

The Trump regime’s assassination of Iran’s Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit commander Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad was a flagrant breach of international and U.S. constitutional law under its Supremacy Clause.

CIA spy faces death for gathering intel on Qassem Soleimani: Iran

TEHRAN — Iranian Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili announced a CIA spy who was gathering intelligence about the IRGC Quds Force martyr General Qassem Soleimani has been sentenced to death. 

By Mahdi Azizi 

100 days later: Who won the war? 

The assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, which was carried out 100 days ago in a terrorist attack in Baghdad’s international airport, may be considered the biggest miscalculation and security mistake by the United States ever. 

By Damir Nazarov

Iraq's Sunnis ready for battle with the Great Satan

WEST SIBERIA/ TYUMEN - In an interview with channel Alahad tv, the leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq Sheikh Khazali stated that people in three Sunni provinces (Ninevia, Anbar and Salah ad Din) expressed a wish to join resistance operations against American troops.

Senior Iraqi Sunni leader appreciates Iran for anti-terrorism assistance

TEHRAN -- A high-ranking religious leader of the Sunni community in Iraq has appreciated Iran's firm stance in the war on Daesh (ISIL) in his country, praising General Soleimani and the Iranian government for their role in defeating the terrorist group.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Trump has recklessly dragged the Persian Gulf to the brink of war

Millions of Iraqi citizens recently gathered together to participate in a "million-strong” march, the biggest demonstration during the history of Iraq in the capital Baghdad to demand the withdrawal of all U.S. forces. Al-Sadr, whose party holds the most number of seats in Parliament, seized on the public anger over the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani to call “a million-strong, peaceful, unified demonstration to condemn the American presence and its violations.”

Iraqi people hold massive anti-U.S. rally in Baghdad

Millions of Iraqi people have convened in the capital city of Baghdad to deplore the U.S. military presence in the country.

Farewell, Commander

TEHRAN - Spectacular scenes were witnessed in the packed streets of Tehran on Monday as millions came out to bid a tearful adieu to their beloved commander, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and his comrades.

By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan

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.