TEHRAN -- The first international conference on General Soleimani School of Thought was held here Wednesday, with participants from Iran and other countries heaping praise on the influential personality of the legendary commander.
Iran’s Parliament speaker Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf lauded the endeavors of Gen. Soleimani who was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad airport three years ago, stating that he brought self-reliance and dignity to the Muslim world.
Qalibaf said the late legendary commander helped Muslims regain self-respect, and would stand up against the United States anytime it sought to exert dominance over Muslim nations.
“Martyr Soleimani involved people to restore security for all walks of life, and reclaimed the Muslim world’s identity,” Qalibaf added, stressing that he well knew how to adeptly deal with arrogant powers as he used unique techniques and own special methods.
“He believed that any drawback in the face of the criminal United States and the Zionist regime, under the false illusion that they might give up on us, would be a fairly gross miscalculation. Oppression and injustice are in their nature, and we will continue to fight oppressors and defend the oppressed.”
Qalibaf said Gen. Soleimani strongly believed that the depths of the Muslim world had to be expanded at various facets, and scrupulous attention needed to be paid to the social depth of Muslim nations.
He said the late Iranian anti-terror commander emerged as a towering personality despite being born and brought up in a remote region.
He described Gen. Soleimani as one the most influential figures in the West Asia region, who fought against terrorism and imperialism throughout his life.
Qalibaf also pointed to the occupying regime of Israel’s attempts to normalize diplomatic relations with Muslim countries, stating that smart and innovative initiatives must be undertaken to thwart the trend and make it not sensible and reasonable.
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem told the