The date of the death of General Soleimani in Iran announced memorial day

the Day when he was killed by General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a special operation of the USA, — January 3 — will be in Iran, International day of resistance (World Day of Resistance). President Hassan Rouhani has already signed the corresponding decree, RIA Novosti reported.

in addition, according to the Secretary of the Supreme Council for cultural revolution, Saeed Reza Ameli, Iran decided to establish an international prize in memory of the victims (World Sacrifice Award), which will be named Sulejmani.

General of the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps (IRGC) Qasem Soleimani and Deputy head of the Iraqi Shiite militia, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis died in the night of January 3 in the area of Baghdad international airport, where US special operation. In Washington they are considered complicit in the attack on the American Embassy in the Iraqi capital on December 31 last year.