'Commander of Peace': Iran produces documentary on Qasem Soleimani

The documentary, titled "Commander of Peace," will be aired next month by state-run IRIB.

JULY 16, 2020 16:27

Women hold pictures of Iranian Maj.Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession and burial in his hometown, Kerman, on Tuesday. (photo credit: REUTERS) — Women hold pictures of Iranian Maj.Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession and burial in his hometown, Kerman, on Tuesday.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has produced a 40-episode documentary on former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone in Baghdad on January 3, along with Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

The documentary, titled "Commander of Peace," will be aired next month by the State-run IRIB.

#Iran: A 40-episode documentary about slain #IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani has been produced.The documentary named "Commander of Peace" is an IRIB production. Sate-run IRIB will broadcast it in a month. pic.twitter.com/Ub0ZFrb0aD
— Khosro Kalbasi (@KhosroKalbasi) July 16, 2020

Following Soleimani's killing, IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif threatened that "The cowardly and craven assassination of commander Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis by the Americans will lead to the liberation of Jerusalem, by the grace of God."

Soleimani had been close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and urged Iranians to support Khamenei, saying political factions should put aside their differences.

In February, Iranian state TV aired an interview with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in which he described a close relationship with Soleimani, highlighting the key role Soleimani played in helping build up Hezbollah's rocket arsenal as well as his role in military operations during Hezbollah's war with Israel in 2006.