Dec 31, 2020, 9:36 PM

“Our region lost a real peace hero”: Iran Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a tweet on Thu. wrote that the region lost a real peace hero, referring to the 1st anniversary of martyrdom of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Turning to the unflinching efforts of martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani in the fight against terrorism, the Foreign Ministry added, “Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani played a unique role for stability in West Asia and beyond the region, ranging from helping Bonn Conference to his tireless and indefatigable struggle for eliminating ISIL terrorist activities in the region.”

Martyr Gen. Soleimani was assassinated at Baghdad International Airport on Jan. 3 by US terrorist forces.

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