General Qaani: Funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iraq Intensifies Blood Vengeance Line

Brigadier General Qaani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, referred to the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iraq in his remarks. He described this procession as "unprecedented" and "magnificent," comparing it to the funeral procession of the martyrs Soleimani. Brigadier General Qaani also addressed the implications of this event for Iran-Iraq relations and against what he called "American seditions."

• Brigadier General Qaani described the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iraq as "unprecedented" and "magnificent."
• He likened this procession to the funeral procession of the martyrs Soleimani.
• Brigadier General Qaani stated that this procession strengthens "the fists of the two nations of Iran and Iraq" against "American seditions."
• He also stated that the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iraq emphasizes "the red line of blood revenge."
• According to Brigadier General Qaani, this event consolidates "the strategic bond of the nations of Iran and Iraq.". Coverage difference: Some media outlets (Entekhab and Defense Press) have emphasized the strengthening of the "red line of blood revenge," while ISNA and Mihan News Agency have respectively focused on "the strengthening of the fists of the two nations of Iran and Iraq against American seditions" and "the consolidation of the strategic bond of the nations of Iran and Iraq." ISNA is the only source that has referred to the comparison of this procession with the funeral procession of the martyrs Soleimani.