Ahead of the 5th martyrdom anniversary of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with General Soleimani’s family members and his companions in Tehran.
Families of people martyred in a stampede during General Soleimani’s funeral in the city of Kerman and people martyred last year in terrorist attacks targeting his commemoration service in the same town were also present in the ceremony.
This meeting is underway at Imam Khomeini's Hosseiniyeh (RA) with the participation of a group of families of the martyrs, veterans, and activists of the Resistance Movement.
"Martyr Soleimani's constant strategy was to revive the Resistance Front," Ayatollah Khamenei said in his speech to address attendees.
The role of General Soleimani in the fight against terrorism was “unique”, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution further said, adding that defending sacred places was a principle for General Soleimani.
The Leader went on to say, "If blood is shed for sake of God, it will not go in vain."
"Events involving martyr Soleimani in region show Islamic Revolution is alive," he said.
The Leader also said if it were not for the endeavors of the late commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the fate of all holy sites would have been the same as the shrine of Samarra in Iraq, arguing that the martyrs of the fight against terrorism did not lose their precious lives in vain.
“Some people, due to a lack of proper analysis, understanding, and knowledge of the issues, imagine and say, and perhaps promote, that with the recent events in the region, the blood [of martyrs] defending the shrine was wasted,” he lamented.
“They are making a grave mistake,” he asserted. “If these lives had not been sacrificed and this struggle had not been fought and Hajj Qassem Soleimani had not moved with such courage in the mountains and deserts of this region and had not taken [these martyrs] with him, there would be no holy [shrine] today.”
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