By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer

The blood of martyrs is too sacred to be left un-avenged, and when a martyr happens to be an icon of the campaign against terrorism, vengeance ought to be decisive.
It is now two-and-half years since General Qassem Soleimani, along with his famous Iraqi colleague Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, was martyred in the most unmanly manner by a clique of cowardly terrorists, who continue to roam free under the most stringent security measures provided by the mother of all terrorism, the US regime.
True, Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, Mark Esper, and those who carried out the cowardly drone attack at Baghdad International Airport on 3rd January 2020, are living on borrowed time, but to give the impression that these criminals can evade justice, sends a wrong message to terrorists that they can get away with crimes against humanity.
The Iranian missile barrage on the Ain al-Assad military base of the American occupiers in Iraq on January 7 was a mere rap on the wrist – as Tehran had said –but the actual vengeance ought not to be delayed, since this emboldens terrorists to ply their murderous trade in the most impudent manner, as is happening in many parts of our neighbourhood, with the CENTCOM terrorists still entrenched in Iraq, Syria, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and in several parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
The total elimination of US influence – although it has greatly diminished in West Asia over the past forty years – is part of the principled policy of the Islamic Republic and needs to be pursued more vigorously.
If not, Afghanistan will be unable to weed out the dastardly Daesh, Iraq will not be able to implement its parliament’s vote for closure of US bases, Lebanon will be left to the mercy of meddling by Washington, Bahrain will continue to be burdened by the US Fleet, Yemen will find no peace as the Saudi-UAE invaders chip away at its territorial integrity, Aramco will slavishly pump millions more barrels of dirt-cheap oil daily for the Yankees, Egypt will be without representative goverment, Jordan will remain hostage to usurper Israel, Libya will be in tatters, Sudan will groan under military rule, Syria will have to postpone its retaliation to the almost daily Zionist aerial attacks and delay the goal of liberating the Golan Heights, and last but not the least the Palestinians’ resolve for freedom of their occupied homeland will not be materialized.
In other words, the solution to all the above mentioned problems is to step up efforts for avenging the sacred blood of General Soleimani and other martyrs.
The recent remarks of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Iran’s determination in this regard are surely welcome, especially his words that the issue of General Soleimani “is part of the country’s foreign policy and will never be forgotten.”
He said: “We consider avenging the blood of Martyr Soleimani in legal, international, and political arenas, and deem following up on the issue in all its aspects as our absolute responsibility.”
He added that the issue is so deep that even Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed to the important position and role of General Soleimani during his meetings with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Iranian president.
Insha Allah (God Willing), justice will most surely take its due course against the culprits whose hands are stained with the innocent blood of martyrs, and the day the CENTCOM terrorists are weeded out will usher in peace and stability for the whole region.