Sulaimani, commander of iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force Brigade, was killed by A U.S. drone strike in Iraq two years ago. The Iranian capital Tehran and other places held mourning activities on Monday (3rd). On the same day, Iranian President Ibrahim Lacey said that former US President Donald Trump must be tried for his role in the assassination of senior general Qasim Suleimani two years ago, otherwise Iran will retaliate. Ibrahim Lacey also mentioned Pompeo, saying that these senior U.S. officials must be punished accordingly.
1) Iran raises the hand of revenge, and Trump and Pompeo are named
In a televised address on Monday, Iranian President Ibrahim Lacey said trump must face "God's trial" as the "main culprit and killer" who ordered drones to launch deadly attacks on Soleimani's convoy in Iraq... Lacey also called for an "impartial tribunal" to sentence and punish Trump, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other U.S. officials. Without this impartial tribunal, he added, "I tell all American politicians that the hand of revenge will stick out of Iran's sleeve."
Iran said Sulaimani, one of the country's most powerful figures at the time, was on a diplomatic mission in Baghdad at the invitation of the Iraqi government when the United States attacked him near the Baghdad airport. At the time, Iran promised "harsh retaliation" and fired more than a dozen missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq a few days later, but caused no casualties. The country later made the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region its ultimate goal and promised retaliation for the killing.
Meanwhile, Iranian judicial officials have pledged to continue following up on the assassination at the local and international courts. Previously, Iran had issued a "Red Notice" to Interpol calling for the arrest of Trump and dozens of other U.S. officials. On Monday, a local court was set up, and officials have invited the Iranian public to formally document any grievances they have with the foreign forces that assassinated the general.
In honor of the former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Sulaimani's hometown of Kerman and other cities across the country held a week-long event and program that began on Friday and continued on Monday. Senior officials and envoys from regional allies such as Palestine, Syria and Yemen participated in the meeting in Tehran.
In his speech, Iranian President Ibrahim Lahi also portrayed Soleimani as a person who is not just a person, "and has become a culture, a way, a school", "he is not a person, he is a school." The school was neither destroyed by terrorism nor by missiles. ”
2. The American flag was burned in the street
On Monday, Iranian media was flooded with content about Soleimani, and state television plans to air a documentary about him soon. Posters of Soleimani are everywhere in the city, and he is sometimes photographed with Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Muhandis was part of the Soleimani convoy and was killed in several other drone strikes.
On Sunday night, a student organized a rally outside the Swiss Embassy in Tehran. The Swiss Embassy represents U.S. interests that have not had a formal relationship between the two countries for decades. Participants chanted slogans and burned American flags in the streets. The event is expected to run daily until Friday, when officials plan to host an exhibit showcasing Iranian missiles to commemorate a missile attack on a U.S. base by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) two years ago.
Separately, at least two major Israeli media companies were attacked in the early hours of Monday. The Jerusalem Post's website and Maariv's Twitter account appear to have been hacked for posting content praising Soleimani and threatening Israel. Both companies uploaded a photo showing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's last five days of military exercises in which a model of Israel's Dimona nuclear facility was blown up by missiles and drones, a fist guiding the missile with Sulaimani's famous ring, and the image read "We are so close to you that you wouldn't think about it."