The IRGC commander was speaking at a funeral of “unknown martyrs,” which is usually a reference to those victims of the Iran-Iraq war whose bodies could not be identified. After a speech honoring the fallen, he turned his attention to Israel and the US. “We will support Palestine until the end,” he said, adding that “Americans are packing their bags and leaving the region.”
He went on to make a series of comments suggesting that equipment and money are not enough to win wars in the Middle East. This reflects the Iranian regime policy of investing more in groups and people, such as Hezbollah and the Houthis, than investing in things. He then compared the current trend in the region to the last two decades of US policy.
“Did the occupation of Afghanistan bring them victory? We tell them: 'Why did you leave equipment as strong as an army when you fled Afghanistan? Were you able to stay in the Iraq that you occupied? Did you win in Syria or did you just spend money? Were you able to create victory with these dollars in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, etc. or did you have to leave the field defeated, depressed, helpless and unsuccessful?'” READ MORE
