The commander of the IRGC's Basij paramilitary has claimed that the US and Israel are now defeated, Iran International reported. On Tuesday, General Gholamreza Soleimani told Iranian media that, "The defeat of the United States in the contemporary era in the West Asia region was its first major strategic defeat." It was also America's "greatest defeat" since the founding of the United States, he claimed. Related articles: Messages that prove Iran's support for 10.7 Massacre Iran threatens Middle Eastern countries over potential US strikes Iran pulling forces from Yemen amid heightened US pressure Trump signals Iran may seek direct talks on nuclear deal Soleimani also claimed that the "Zionist regime has been defeated militarily," crippled economically by the war against Hamas in Gaza while Hezbollah continues its daily attacks on Israel. "We must continuously create and disseminate content in the digital space, spreading the message that the Zionist regime has been defeated." Soleimani also stressed that the US is part of the reason why the "filthy body of the Zionist regime" has survived until now.
