Araghchi: Resistance not to be eliminated with bombs, martyrdom of leaders
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the Axis of Resistance as a “holy cause” that will not be eliminated with bullets, bombs and through the martyrdom of its leaders.
Araghchi made the remarks during a ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry on Sunday to commemorate the 5th martyrdom anniversary of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
He said Soleimnai transformed the concept of resistance into a strategic military approach, known as the Axis of Resistance, which has resulted in the formation of an “indestructible” force throughout the region.
General Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), and their companions were assassinated in a US drone strike authorized by then-US President Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.
Both commanders were highly revered across West Asia because of their key role in fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
The Resistance Axis, Araghchi added, is “a cause that cannot be eliminated with weapons. It is not dependent on a person and does not perish with the martyrdom of a commander and a leader.”
The top Iranian diplomat also noted that the blood of martyrs is the main weapon of the resistance school of thought.
“The enemies should not assume that if the Resistance Axis suffers any harm, it will be a victory for them; this is the beginning of their defeat,” he emphasized.
Araghchi also said diplomacy is part of the resistance school of thought that is inseparable from the military field.
The Israeli regime has since October last year assassinated several heads of the resistance front, including the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyad Hassan Nasrallah, and Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar during its military campaigns in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.