The head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Qods Force, Ghasem Soleimani, returned to Tehran today, welcomed by Guards officials and the media alike. Within hours of his return, he attended a memorial for soldiers who had lost their lives in the Iran-Iraq war and spoke to journalists about the US-led coalition and its failure to adequately confront Islamic State’s insurgency in the region. In recent months, the commander has been photographed in Iraq, attending to army operations there.
Irna, Isna and Fars news agency
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