Soleimani: Iran Defending All Muslims from Daesh

Local Editor

The commander of Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC] Major General Qasem Soleimani affirmed that his country will defend all Muslims against the Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the Takfiri "ISIS" group] Takfiri threat.

The commander of the IRGC's Quds Force made the comments during a ceremony in the southeastern province of Kerman on Sunday.

"Takfirism is a fire in the homes of our Sunni brothers. And those who created it thought they could... [use it to] bring the Islamic Republic and Shiism to their knees," he said.

The top commander also questioned claims of "Iranian adventurism" in the region, stressing Iran's measures are aimed at defending the dignity of all Muslims.

"Is it an adventurous move for the Islamic Republic to defend Muslims' properties and lives... and to stop the destruction of Muslims' mosques?" he said.

Soleimani noted that the reason for such claims is that Tehran plays a central role in the Muslim world.

Although the Muslim country is under the "dominance" of the Saudi royal family, and the people play "no role" in its governance, Iran has never gotten engaged in any form of "adventurism" against Saudi Arabia, he said.

"It has always been the Saudis who have been adventurous towards Islam," he stressed, referring to Riyadh's killing of thousands of Muslim men and women in Yemen and crackdown on its own people.

Saudi Arabia has relentlessly been attacking Yemen since March last year while it has been implicated in providing support for Daesh along with its allies, including Qatar and Turkey.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team