{"id":1189308,"date":"2022-01-05T02:19:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T07:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1189308"},"modified":"2022-01-05T02:20:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T07:20:17","slug":"iranian-president-vows-revenge-for-soleimani-unless-trump-and-pompeo-put-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-president-vows-revenge-for-soleimani-unless-trump-and-pompeo-put-on-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian President Vows Revenge for Soleimani Unless Trump and Pompeo Put on Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-president-vows-revenge-for-soleimani-unless-trump-and-pompeo-put-on-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1189308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>Speaking on the second anniversary of the U.S. drone strike that liquidated terrorist mastermind Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi threatened \u201crevenge\u201d unless former President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, are somehow put on trial for Soleimani\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf Trump and Pompeo are not tried in a fair court for the criminal act of assassinating General Soleimani, Muslims will take our martyr\u2019s revenge,\u201d Raisi said in a speech on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cThe aggressor, murderer and main culprit \u2013 the then president of the United States \u2013 must be tried and judged under the law of retribution, and Allah\u2019s ruling must be carried out against him,\u201d Raisi demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11623527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1132789848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11623527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1132789848.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: (AFP OUT) US President Donald J. Trump (C) delivers remarks, flanked by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and US Vice President Mike Pence (R), while hosting Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump signed an order recognizing Golan Heights as Israeli territory.Netanyahu is cutting short his visit to Washington due to a rocket attack in central Israel that had injured seven people. (Photo by Michael Reynolds - Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Former President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks, flanked by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Reynolds\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cI will tell all U.S. leaders that without a doubt the hand of revenge will emerge from the sleeve of the Muslim nation,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iran-vows-revenge-for-soleimani-killing-unless-trump-put-on-trial\/\"><span>railed<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19362490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237517915.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19362490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237517915.png\" alt=\"Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech during a ceremony in the capital Tehran, on January 3, 2022, commemorating the second anniversary of the killing in Iraq of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US raid. (Photo by ATTA KENARE \/ AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech during a ceremony in the capital Tehran, on January 3, 2022, commemorating the second anniversary of the killing in Iraq of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. (Photo by ATTA KENARE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Reuters<\/span><span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-vows-revenge-soleimani-killing-if-trump-not-put-trial-2022-01-03\/\">assumed<\/a> Raisi was referring to the Iranian theocracy\u2019s interpretation of Islamic <\/span><i><span>sharia<\/span><\/i><span>, which calls for the execution of murderers unless the families of the victims agree to accept financial restitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Raisi spoke at an event in the Grand Mosalla of Tehran that included \u201csinging, reciting of poetry, flag-waving, and speeches\u201d to mark the second anniversary of Soleimani\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The event, part of a week-long commemoration that began on Friday, was attended by high-ranking officials from both Iran and its clients and allies, including Syria, Yemen, and the Palestinians.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19362578\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237518121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19362578 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237518121-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (R) delivers a speech during a ceremony in the capital Tehran, on January 3, 2022, commemorating the second anniversary of the killing in Iraq of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US raid. (Photo by ATTA KENARE \/ AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (R) delivers a speech during a ceremony in the capital Tehran, on January 3, 2022, commemorating the second anniversary of the killing in Iraq of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a U.S. raid. (Photo by ATTA KENARE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Al Jazeera<\/span><span> News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/3\/irans-raisi-says-trump-must-face-justice-for-soleimanis-assassination\">noted<\/a> the festivities also included a bit of intra-Iranian political sniping, with Raisi praising Soleimani\u2019s skills as both a soldier and diplomat \u2013 a thinly-veiled jab at former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who sometimes clashed with late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19339394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-delivers-speech-january-2022-anniversary-of-killing-iraq-of-ira.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19339394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-delivers-speech-january-2022-anniversary-of-killing-iraq-of-ira.jpg\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech on January 3, 2022, the second anniversary of the killing in Iraq of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US drone strike. (AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Iran also sent a letter to the United Nations demanding action against the United States and Israel for Soleimani\u2019s death, and prepared a list of 127 \u201csuspects\u201d it wants to charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19362586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237520295.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19362586 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237520295-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Women wear neckscarves showing an image of Qasem Soleimani, the slain top commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard corps (IRGC), during a memorial service marking the second anniversary of his death alongside Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US raid, at a hall in a school in the southern suburb of Lebanon&#039;s capital Beirut on January 3, 2022. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO \/ AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Women wear neckscarves showing an image of Qasem Soleimani, the slain top commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard corps (IRGC), during a memorial service marking the second anniversary of his death alongside Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a U.S. raid, at a hall in a school in the southern suburb of Lebanon\u2019s capital Beirut on January 3, 2022. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The terror masters of Tehran are not quite feverish enough to think any of their wild demands will be met, so they tried taking matters into their own hands, with deadly intent but not much effect beyond inconveniencing the tech support staff of a newspaper in Israel:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Two armed drones were shot down on Monday as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad\u2019s international airport, Iraqi security sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Late on Sunday, Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthi movement seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel which it said was engaged in \u201chostile acts\u201d but which the Saudis said was carrying hospital equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Israel on Monday, the Jerusalem Post newspaper said its website had been hacked in what it called an apparent threat to the country, with an illustration that appeared to recall Soleimani.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Another drone attack against an Iraqi base hosting American troops was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/4\/iraq-explosive-laden-drones-shot-down-over-coalition-force-base\"><span>thwarted<\/span><\/a><span> on Tuesday, this time involving a pair of explosive-laden drones approaching the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Anbar province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThese are attacks against Iraqi installations and an attack against the Iraqi people and the military that protects them. We maintain a minimal footprint on Iraqi bases \u2013 the coalition no longer has its own bases in Iraq,\u201d an official with the military coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soleimani was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2020\/01\/02\/iraqi-tv-iranian-general-qassim-suleimani-killed-in-baghdad-strike\/\"><span>killed<\/span><\/a><span> in Baghdad, Iraq by a U.S. airstrike in the early hours of 2020, along with the leader of one of the violent Iraqi Shiite militia groups Soleimani cultivated, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis of the Kataib Hezbollah terrorist gang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Shiite militia groups had been responsible for rocket attacks on several bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq. One of those attacks killed a U.S. military contractor. Soleimani was also implicated in a two-day siege of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran immediately went to work lionizing Soleimani and attempting to get revenge against the United States for his death. After launching an illegal missile attack on Iraq, Iranian forces nervous about a U.S. response shot down a Ukrainian passenger jetliner shortly after it took off from Tehran, murdering all 176 people aboard.&nbsp; The Iranian regime&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2020\/01\/09\/iran-claims-black-box-memory-on-ukrainian-plane-damaged\/\">concocted<\/a> a story that the plane exploded due to \u201csudden technical issues\u201d and took outrageous steps to conceal the evidence of the shootdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday, a court in Ontario, Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/03\/canada-iran-plane-crash-victims-families-court\">awarded<\/a> $83.9 million in damages, plus interest, to the families of six people killed aboard the Ukrainian International Airlines plane in Tehran. Lawyers for the families said they would work to seize Iranian assets in Canada and other countries to pay off the damages.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking on the second anniversary of the U.S. drone strike that liquidated terrorist mastermind Gen. 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