Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri said that the United States doesn’t respect Iraqis and other nations and said, “The Iraqi people can better secure themselves without the presence of the United States.” RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hoseyni-Bushehri, the secretary of the Supreme Council of Islamic Seminaries, referred to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s meeting with the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei] and his statements about the assassination of Martyr Qasem Soleymani and said, “He said that the Americans martyred your guest in your own house and explicitly admitted that. In fact, the Supreme Leader warned the Iraqis with an emotional statement that the United States didn’t respect the Iraqis by assassinating their guests.”
The representative of the people of Bushehr province in the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership said that the United States doesn’t respect Iraq and other nations and noted, “The United States claims that it’s present in Iraq to ensure the security of the Iraqi people but what kind of security is it that would martyr a guest of a country on its own soil?”
He emphasized that Iran has been and will be with the Iraqi people in difficult and critical conditions and said, “Iraqis are aware that Iran may be one of the few countries, or perhaps the only country, that stands by them in difficult and critical situations, and that the blood of the children of Iran and Iraq is mixed to preserve Iraq’s territorial integrity.”
Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri added, “During the conflict against Daesh, it was General Soleymani who stood up to the enemies’ attacks with all his might and thwarted their plans to occupy Iraqi cities and insult the holy shrines. If it wasn’t for the presence of General Soleymani and the ‘obligatory jihad’ fatwa of the supreme religious authority [Ayatollah al-Sistani], Iraq would be in a very bad situation now.”
The Friday prayer leader of Qom said that the United States is in Iraq today only for its own interests and doesn’t care about securing the interests of the Iraqi people and said, “We all know that the Americans can fly their helicopters whenever they want, wherever they want, regardless of the Iraqi people.”
He explained that according to the Supreme Leader, the American presence in Iraq is nothing but destruction for the people of this country and noted, “The Iranian people have proved that they want the independence of Iraq and have no eyes on the territory of this country. We’re neighbours of Iraq and we have a lot in common. Therefore, all these elements go hand in hand to keep these two nations together.”
Emphasizing out that the Iraqi people can better secure themselves without the presence of the United States, Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri said, “Today, the Popular Mobilization Forces can protect Iraq’s borders and maintain its territorial integrity. As a neighbouring country, we will prove our loyalty to the interests of the Iraqi people.”
His Eminence stated that the United States intimidates Iran in order to continue its presence in the region and added, “American interests are secured by creating divisions among Islamic nations. The greater the division among Muslims, the more profitable the United States will be by selling weapons and military equipment.”
He pointed out that if there is a lot of unity among Muslims, the United States cannot do anything and said, “Unfortunately, some leaders of Islamic countries are influenced by the instincts of the enemies and instead of unity and solidarity with the religious brothers, they approach the Zionist regime and the enemies of the Islamic nations.”
Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri referred to the statements of the Supreme Leader regarding the severe revenge against the enemies following the assassination of Martyr Soleymani and added, “The enemies can’t be kept unanswered. It should be said that the missile attack on the Ayn al-Asad Airbase [in Iraq] was a slap in the face and the enemies will soon receive the main answer and will have to wait for Iran’s severe revenge.”
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