The daughter of slain Iranian General Qasem Soleimani said, according to a report on Telegram, that the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was a heavier blow for her family than the killing of her father. The statement is the latest expression of grief from within the Iranian establishment.
The daughter of Qasem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander killed in a US drone strike in 2020, has reportedly made an emotional statement comparing the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to her father's death. According to a Telegram news account, she said: 'The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei was harder for us than the killing of General Qasem Soleimani.' The remark comes in the wake of Khamenei's elimination in Operation Roaring Lion, an Israeli strike last month that also killed his daughter-in-law. The Zioneer previously reported on the joint funeral for Khamenei and his daughter-in-law, and on his son Mojtaba's hardline comments on nuclear talks. The daughter's statement underscores the personal and political shockwaves within Iran's leadership following the loss of the Supreme Leader.
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