General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, mocked the United States on Friday, declaring that it is “deeply hated by the world, especially by Muslim-dominated countries.”
AP report Salami marches in Tehran at the funeral of seven Revolutionary Guards members killed in an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital, chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” He gave a speech in front of thousands of people. .
“The Zionist regime is like the dagger that the satanic British regime stabbed into the body of the Islamic State 75 years ago,” Salami said, adding, “The Zionist regime is still alive on American ventilators. It continues,” he added.
Officials cited by the Associated Press said the large-scale public display could be Iranian retaliation for Monday’s airstrike that killed 12 people, including four Syrian nationals and a member of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The move comes amid growing concerns about sexuality.
Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami (C) attended the funeral of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) member who was killed in the Israeli attack on Damascus. (Fateme Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Demonstrators in the capital headed to Tehran University, where Salami delivered a speech promising that “no threat will go unanswered” in retaliation for Israel’s apparent attack, the Associated Press reported.
Salami went on to say that the “probability of[the Zionist regime’s]collapse is very high and by the grace of God it is getting closer,” adding that the United States is “deeply hated in the world, especially in Muslim-dominated countries.” he added.
The public funeral coincided with Iran’s annual gathering. Kuds Dayor Jerusalem Day, is a traditional show of support for the Palestinian people, held on the last Friday of Ramadan since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Friday’s violence is just the latest in a long series of threats Salami has made against the United States and its allies.
Iranian General Hossein Salami said he was seeking “harsh, resolute, regrettable, decisive and complete” revenge against the United States. https://t.co/9xWXPX0JEW
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 7, 2020
As Breitbart News reported, he vowed that Iran would inflict a “painful” blow to the United States somewhere in the Middle East in 2020.
How Iran will do this is not outlined, but Iran has special “hidden” military capabilities, ready to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world at any time. He also declared that
According to the country’s Fars news agency, Salami said his country’s enemies are unaware of the Islamic State’s dual secrecy capabilities.
He added that Tehran has significantly strengthened its military capabilities, creating unknown threats, problems and unexpected obstacles for those who oppose it.
