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Resistance Axis cannot be eliminated by weapons, martyrdom of leaders: Iran FM

Sunday, 05 January 2025 11:36 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 05 January 2025 11:36 AM ]

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a ceremony marking the fifth martyrdom anniversary of legendary anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran on January 5, 2025. (Photo by the Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has described the Axis of Resistance as a "holy cause" that cannot be destroyed by weapons and the martyrdom of its leaders.

Araghchi made the remarks during a ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry on Sunday to commemorate the fifth martyrdom anniversary of Iran’s anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani.

He said General 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.

The Resistance Axis, he added, is "a cause that cannot be eliminated by weapons. It is not dependent on a person and does not perish by 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 damage, 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.

Iranians pay tribute to Lt. Gen. Soleimani on 5th martyrdom anniv.

Tehran holds the fifth martyrdom anniversary of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, recalling the assassination of the revered hero by the US, back in January 2020.

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.

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