Worldwide Referendum to Support Iran

Following the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and his entourage in Baghdad by the United States, the international media covered his funeral from the very first hours before the ceremony began and broadcast the presence of millions of people around the world.

Arab and Western media outlets, including Saudi Arabia's Al-Arabiya, US-based CNN and Russia's Russian Today covered General Soleimani's funeral, calling it the largest funeral since the funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution. [1]

New York Times reported that millions flooded the streets at General Soleimani's funeral. It stated that such phenomenon has never been seen in the last 25 years.

The funeral was initially being held in Iraq. Afterward the body of the martyrs were sent to Iran. Millions of people welcomed the bodies. They carried out a vast and large funeral long march in several major cities of Iran. The ceremony was participated by the people across the globe in many ways. This glorious funeral marked a popular uprising in different countries and a clear example of a referendum, at the international level to express solidarity and support Iran and its regional presence.

The phenomenon was a clear form of global denouncement against United States clumsy policies. The world has become more and more aware of the absurdity of US Iranophobia propaganda. The world has finally realized that the Iranian government has a strong popular base among the nations of the region.

Regarding the issue, one may ask what if the top American security official was on the terrorism list and was killed by another country, would the nations of the region hail him the way they hail Soleimani?

In fact, General Soleimani's funeral was a turning point that drew public opinion world to the belligerent policies of Washington and the coercion of its leaders. It made them more aware of the danger that the United States poses to world peace and security