Hujjat al-Islam Kalantari said that the martyrdom of Major General Qasem Soleymani would boost the impetus to fight the United States and added, “The criminal act of the United States was an end to its presence in the region.” RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Hujjat al-Islam Ali-Akbar Kalantari, the representative of the people of Fars province in the Assembly of Experts, condemned the American terrorist attack in Baghdad, Iraq which led to the martyrdom of Major General Qasem Soleymani and his companions and said, “In regard to the martyrdom of Haj Soleymani. I extend my condolences to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei], his esteemed family, and all of the Iranian people and to the resistance fighters of the Islamic Resistance Front.”
He added, “For Haj Soleymani, the honour was enough to be martyred by the hands of the Great Satan and the greatest terrorist of the world – the criminal United States of America.”
Hujjat al-Islam Kalantari emphasized that the United States is behind all of the terrorist crimes in the region and said, “It’s evident that in recent years, the United States has been the main creator and supporter of Takfiri terrorist groups, such as Daesh.”
The cleric noted that the United States has always sought to revive terrorism in the region through it’s criminal actions and said, “The United States assassinated Haj Soleymani and his companions at a time when the Iraqi resistance forces, with their Iranian sympathizers, were eradicating terrorism in the region.”
He emphasized that the outcome of the assassination of Haj Soleymani will be to the detriment of the United States and added, “Today, if people are suspicious of the negligence and ignorance of the intentions of United States and have a desire toward this criminal country, they will be alerted and awakened by Trump’s criminal activities.”
Hujjat al-Islam Kalantari said that passive and ignorant people realize that the United States is the enemy of the Islamic world and stressed, “The martyrdom of Haj Soleymani will increase the impetus to fight the United States. The hands of revenge will soon come out of the sleeves of the Muslim people and will give a strong response to the perpetrators of this great crime.”
In conclusion, he noted that the criminal act of the United States was an end to its presence in the region, he noted, “It’s unlikely that the United States could survive in Iraq against popular sentiment and the efforts of the Islamic Resistance Forces. The American front was greatly weakened through this ignorant act in the region.”
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