IRGC Quds Force Chief: Funeral of Martyred Leader in Najaf, Karbala Sign of Iran–Iraq Deep Bonds

IQNA – The Commander of the IRGC Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, said that the widespread preparations by the Iraqi government and people for the funeral procession of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei demonstrate the profound spiritual ties between the two neighboring nations.

He wrote in a message  that the martyred Leader's support for the Iraqi people, together with the role of Iraq's religious authority, paved the way for the former Quds Force commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani to fight alongside Iraqi volunteer forces against Daesh (ISIL ot ISIS) terrorists and US aggression.

The commander added that US President Donald Trump later ordered the killing of  General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), whom he praised as heroes of both nations.

Qaani further said that the unprecedented funeral procession for the martyred Leader in Iraq, similar to the large-scale funerals of General Soleimani and al-Muhandis, would strengthen the unity of the Iranian and Iraqi peoples against US-backed plots and "and make the red line of seeking justice for their blood even more pronounced."

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