Former diplomat warns against negotiation with U.S.

TEHRAN – The United States is trying to force Tehran back to the negotiating table, and if that happens, Washington would be the winner of this game one way or the other, former Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi has said.

Quds Force chief: Negotiations with U.S. at current situation is equal to surrender

TEHRAN - Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Qods Force, told a police gathering in Tehran on Monday that negotiations with the Trump administration at the current situation is equal to total surrender.

Instagram blocks pages of IRGC, General Soleimani after U.S. blacklisting

TEHRAN – Instagram has blocked pages that belonged to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Qassem Soleimani, the commander of its Quds Force.

Zarif, his deputies meet top IRGC commanders

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputies met on Wednesday with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Chief Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari.

Soleimani: Arbaeen mokebs to aid flood victims

TEHRAN – Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has said in a message that the mokebs (tents) which provide Arbaeen pilgrims with services are to be put up in flood-stricken areas in Khouzestan and Lorestan provinces for a month in order to help the people.

BBC Persian’s misinformation about Soleimani exposed by Italian diplomat

A former Italian ambassador to Iraq has laid flat BBC Persian’s “lie” about IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, according to a review by the Young Journalists’ Club.

Ayatollah Khamenei awards General Soleimani Order of Zolfaqar

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday awarded General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, the Order of Zolfaqar.

General Soleimani receives Iran’s highest Medal of Honor

TEHRAN – IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani has received Iran’s highest Medal of Honor, the Order of Zolfaqar, from Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, making him the first Iranian commander to receive the medal after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

‘General Soleimani and Zarif are friends’

TEHRAN - Esmail Gha’ani, deputy commander of the IRGC Quds Force, said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, are “friends”.

Zarif: ‘We are all sitting on the same boat’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that all Iranians are sitting in the same boat regardless of political, religious and ethnic affiliations.

General Soleimani says ‘JCPOA2’ would undermine Iran

TEHRAN – Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Qods Force, said on Thursday that “enemies” of the Islamic Republic want to renegotiate the JCPOA in order to undermine Iran and uproot Islamic movements. He called the attempt “JCPOA2”.

General Soleimani to Pakistanis: Saudi Arabia is ruining your country

TEHRAN - General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, warned the Pakistanis on Thursday to be aware of attempts by Saudi Arabia to ruin their country through its “money”.

U.S. magazine names Qassem Soleimani top defense thinker of year

TEHRAN – The Washington-based magazine Foreign Policy has put Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani at the top of its 2019 list of Global Thinkers in the defense and security field.

Operation Karbala-4 was not a military deception: General Soleimani

TEHRAN - General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, said on Monday that Operation Karbala-4 in late December 1986 during Iraq’s war against Iran was a main operation and not a “military deception”.

‘Saudi’s designating IRGC as terrorist, catering to demand of global arrogance’

TEHRAN – A senior Basij official has slammed the designation of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Quds Force commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani, as terrorist by the Saudi and Bahraini regimes.

Soleimani offers condolences over passing of Imad Mughniyeh’s mother

TEHRAN – General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has expressed condolences to the Hezbollah Secretary General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah over the demise of the martyred Imad Mughniyeh’s mother.

Cleric lauds General Soleimani’s letter to Rouhani

TEHRAN – Addressing worshipers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani thanked IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani for a letter that he wrote in support of President Rouhani’s government, saying it was “very effective” in promoting national unity.

IRGC Quds Force chief thanks Rouhani for oil threat

TEHRAN – Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has thanked President Hassan Rouhani for responding strongly to a U.S. plan aimed at reducing Iran’s oil sales.

Iran’s Soleimani says Saudis interfered in Lebanese elections

TEHRAN - General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, said on Monday that Saudis attempted to interfere in Lebanon’s May elections.

Rouhani, Larijani praise Quds Force chief

TEHRAN – In separate messages, President Hassan Rouhani and Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani have praised Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani for his efforts and lasting services.

Iran marks Imad Mughniyah’s martyrdom

TEHRAN – A commemoration ceremony was held in Tehran on Friday for Imad Mughniyah, a senior Hezbollah commander who was martyred by Israeli spy service Mossad in Damascus on Feb. 12 2008.

By Negar Asadi

Huge turnout in marches marking Islamic Revolution anniversary

TEHARN – Iranians poured into the streets in large numbers on Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution and express their loyalty to the Islamic republic system.

Al-Nujaba’s secretary general meets Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Sheikh Akram Al-Kaabi, secretary general of the al-Nujaba resistance group, has met with Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force, al-Nujaba Telegram channel reported on Wednesday.

U.S. gives Israel go-ahead to kill General Soleimani: report

TEHRAN – The U.S. has given Israel the green light to assassinate General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported on Monday. 

MP lauds Gen. Soleimani for snubbing CIA chief

TEHRAN – A top lawmaker has said that CIA chief’s letter to Major General Qassem Soleimani manifests Iran’s power in the region.

General Soleimani named Iran’s ‘best commander’

TEHRAN – Major General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been named the best commander of the Iranian armed forces.

‘We had lost if we retreated one step in Iraq, Syria’

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat has lauded “the diplomacy of resistance” of the Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, saying, “If we retreated one step in Iraq and Syria, we would have lost.”

By Mohammad Homaeefar

We’re not afraid of death, says Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – The Quds Force commander has railed against the U.S. presence in the Middle East, saying the American troops’ fear is attributable to their “faithlessness”, emphasizing that unlike them “we do not fear death at all.”

Ex-defense chief felicitates Nasrallah, Soleimani over ISIS defeat

TEHRAN – Former Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has congratulated Hezbollah Secretary General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force, over the victory of the resistance forces against Daesh (ISIS).