From the New York Times of Michael borrow this in detail today, the streets of Tehran Iranian are mourning the loss of General Carr, some solemn on my comp foreigners busy on what they feel they ve lost, it's Tuesday January sup. Monday morning was the start of the official state funeral for General Assembly, money

Eight a m. There are millions of people out in downtown Tehran. He was being celebrated as a national hero, but also as a religious martyr, and there were family, There were men, women, children, they had the symbolic she ritual symbols out: feathers, Swarth, drums music Eulogies songs, and the crowd also had a very anti american and defiant mood. People were sad, but they were also very angry and we heard a lot of revenge your revenge and no more negotiations with the. U S: it's time for battle chanted by the crap, you what you gonna carry IRAN supply

leader, I too loudly for many recited the muslim prayer of the dead on generously monies coffin Roger Roma Mohammedan learn it even in the middle of the prayer several times he paused and openly cried. What is open? That is the reality. And the crowd also wept very loudly with him. As the rapporteur has covered IRAN for over twenty five years, what struck me was that the people who had attended we're, not just supporters of the regime but a lot of people who are generally very critical. Wishing to be clear. There are plenty of iranian ends who did not love or respect general someday money, but they were activists. They were opposition figures who had

in jails by the regime who attended? And when I asked him, why are you there? Why are you going? Their response was. General. So they money protected our national security. He transcended politics. He was a national hero and I was talking to some young people who had attended his funeral, and I spoke to a twenty two year old, young man. The university student and I asked him: why are you at the funeral and he said, in general, so they money was out. There made me feel safer. He was like a security umbrella him of our country and that's a centre meant that I heard over and over you what you're describing feels like the kind of unified national outpouring that is reserved for a small handful of figures in any country. Right, I mean a beloved president. A civil rights that are like Martin Luther king in the United States

not for what our colleagues have described as a general who specializes in covert operations in IRAN. I think it's difficult for most people in the United States and outside of IRAN and perhaps the region to grasp the union. Please and roll the general someday money played in IRAN and in regional politics here. Single handedly, the most reverence and influential character in IRAN. So hundreds alimony cultivate that role. How did he make Europeans feel that way, That story starts in many ways: generals delay. Monies story begins with the story of the Orange Revolution in nineteen. Seventy nine He was a young man working construction jobs in the small city of care mine in the South West from the low income families. His education was high school diploma level and he got sweat.

In the revolution in the promise of Islam becoming the foundation and promises to empower the oppressed and blowing. Low income class in IRAN, which had been neglected and sidelined under the pro western monarchy of the shop. So generously money gets a job at the local water plants and volunteers for the local chapter of the revolutionary guards and quickly rises up and shows a lot of promise as a military man. The war with Iraq happened in the nineteen eighties. He was coming for eight years, and the war ended. He was named. The commander of the court's forces

was really the beginning of the court's forces and these Lama republics ambition to create a Para military in the region and to kind of export. The idea of an islamic revolution of sheer dominance outside the borders of IRAN, and why does IRAN and some of my soul the money want to explore this revelation these not make republic. The accuracy was the first time that age. She government had come to power in the Middle EAST. The islamic faith is divided along the knees and she is, and the division and rivalry go back all the way to the early days of Islam and the succession of Prophet Mohammed. And she has a always been a minority in the faith with sound

maybe a sort of as the custodian of the Sunday faith. Iran has, for centuries, wanted to establish itself as the protector of the minority she Andy. The adequacy of the Islamic Republic gave them the foundation and the structure to do that, and as soon as they had established, their government in power in the country they started. Looking external and general Sunday, money was pivotal in expanding. The ambitions of IRAN's military we and political apparatus in the Middle EAST, and how exactly does he do that? So generously money was instrumental in elevating IRAN strategy. The region, through the proxy militia groups that it had created and he started in

Lebanon, where IRAN had already created to shear militia goose, analysed Salami and Hezbollah, and he help them in their fight with is really soldiers that were occupying Lebanon and later on, in the battles that Hezbollah in Lebanon fought general, so they money also becomes very involved with palestinian militant groups. Hamas, Islamic the hot who also see an alliance between their ideologies and islamic Republic. IRAN and when you say that to the money becomes involved in these groups were actually mean. What are you doing? He helps them come up with battlefield plans and he despatched his underlings to go and train and fond and form these

whoops providing them with weapons, providing them with money and providing them with strategy an he games, this reputation ten of being the shadow commander, the man everywhere, but nowhere if The money is present on the ground than IRAN is present so under salami IRAN is making itself felt across the Middle EAST through these relationships to these militias. Does that strategy see IRAN strategy succeeds, but its limited to the shores of the Mediterranean with Lebanon and the palestinian territories, but that changes in two thousand and three with the United

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U S, warships and planes launched the opening sample of operation iraqi Freedom attacking wave so pronounced. How exactly did the? U S? Invasion of Iraq, provide an opportunity for some money and for this strategy he's pursuing for IRAN until the Eu S invasion of Iraq? The country was ruled by Saddam Hussein and Sundays and She is who were aligned to IRAN were marginalize easy. When the United States toppled Saddam Hussein, she has rose to power and many others Sheer leaders than political and religious figures had very close ties to IRAN Anyone really seize that opportunity. It use these contacts and networks and relationships to gain influence and penetrate

iraqi society in general, so lay money once again becomes the pivotal character in helping realise this strategy, and this aspiration to an unintended consequence of America invading Iraq. Is it ends of empowering IRAN when I was living and working in Iraq in those early days after the invasion. Most of the stony Iraqis that we would meet an interview would say that the? U S, invasion, delivered Iraq on a golden platter. To IRAN What is the money do with this? Opening that he sees in Iraq general silly money uses the opening to further expand IRAN influence in it and in the region he helps create she a militia. He recruits allies, a network of politicians, religious man.

And militant groups who were loyal to IRAN's ambitions in Iraq. The sheer militia that he helped create were also responsible for attacks on. U S, soldiers for the killing of? U S, soldiers and for civilian deaths, when this civil war started in Syria and two thousand eleven IRAN vowed to keep President Bashar Al Assad in power, MR assets and his constituents, or an offshoot of Sheer Islam and religiously. Politically aligned with IRAN. This is where Iraq comes in because of the relationships and networks and influence. The generously money, had any walk he was able to use, rock by land and by air to funnel support for serious war, weapons missiles, even soldiers that were trained in IRAN, were shipped to Syria by way of Iraq,

so many strategy in Iraq. It doesn't just fend off the Americans who invaded there. It means that IRAN, so could use a rock too assist allies like Assad in Syria, and in all these other battles throughout the region. Exactly Iraq becomes a geographic extension of IRAN and its interests in the region and by the time I takes over parts of Syria in ITALY, parts of Iraq and most all the iraqi government and even the Americans were at wits end on what to do to battle this growing threat of ice. So what does the rise of ISIS Mean for IRAN and what is that

mean for iranian influence and forcing the monies role. The rise of ISIS was a threat to IRAN. It was an existential adds to the sheer government of IRAN because I ceased represented the most extreme version of so many faith and again, generals delay, money mobilise he goes to Iraq and he repeats a true and proven formula once again by recruiting volunteers, the instrumental round force in helping the United States and Iraq's army to battle ISIS. Therefore, Mr Sylla, money, although he seen as full of the United States in the battle of ISIS actually becomes a default ally for general seller money. The rise of ISIS was a turning point here. From being a commander in the shadows and mystery figure to being a household names.

And why is he suddenly a public figure because vices because IRAN wanted to counter ices propaganda machinery. Ices is using its cash and media savvy western militants to recruit and radicalized the branded content, the mixing graphics, moving images music chance, The logging on posting a near real time, their war crimes they were utilized, social media, twitter and Facebook to recruit to spread their propaganda to target their message, and this is the move, a tweet, a short promotional video, which shows a softer side of jihad. Here, a belgian hand that ice cream, too excited Syrian, show

they create a personality around their leader apple, biker, back daddy. The same way that Al Qaeda had created a personality around Bin Laden. So in response to ices is very successful propaganda campaign. Iran decides to turn generals only money into the public face of the so called resistance, and somebody that she is could love and emulate and respect enter Customs pseudo money here is celebrating down in hand. His pictures began appearing in public in some battleground videos of him. Visiting soldiers on announced in up and down the country in the north and the south in the capital that checking up on the defensive, mobile using the shia militias, making sure that the rocky states are able to confront the threats from ISIS

use of him, reciting poetry, saying that he wants to become a martyr, the highest honour in Islam and join his friends. General sewer money is increasing we being elevated and recognised as a key player on the world stage as a rainy and influence in the region grows two by two thousand and fourteen MR silly money is so well known that his pictures are being printed on. T shirts and his posters are sold in shops in Damascus, in Beirut in Tehran and that summer his mother, passed away and the funeral of his mother in Tehran became the who's who events of every militant group in the Middle EAST, her from the of Hamas timer Islamic Jihad too,

senior members of Hezbollah all showed up to pay our respects to the general that they saw as the patron of their cause and movement services vivid evidence that he is very much the source of power in the Middle EAST that all these groups owe their literally showing up at his door. It was like watching a king hold court, and that was the first public glimpse that we got of his status regionally and what he means to these groups. So at this point in twenty four How is full of money? Viewed by the? U S! I'm struck at all of these figures and groups that you're describing as turning out to pay our respects to slow monies mother at his funeral. They are all pretty much mortal foes of the. U S! So the! U S, ways

watching him, but not really taking action? And that was really in line with the previous administrations. Policies of engagement with IRAN and not escalating confrontation that changed with the election of Donald Trump as President's right and the withdrawal from the Iranian Nuclear deal that President Trump order since the withdrawal of the Iranian Nuclear deal by the? U S, IRAN? In the? U S, I've been on a collision path, increasingly taking provocative actions and policies toward one another. The past forty eight hour saw a dangerous escalation in the feud between Washington interpret. We culminating these past few weeks of violence in Iraq and american contractor was killed on a rocket pigs forwards. Events took office of actions by lodge

fifty and strike eagles against five targets? Row testers stormed the american Embassy and the? U S says IRAN is responsible to state sponsored that ultimately led to the decision by president trumped assassinate generals money right because in the minds of U S, officials Sula money is very much responsible for those actions exactly in front us. How much do you think that, The very public role the tsunami occupied that end, that IRAN created for him and wanted for him how much shooting, but that played a role in the trauma penetration decision to take him out. The understanding of what it was he represented to IRAN. I think that administration may have not known what he represented to IRAN. I think that they miscalculated the level of admiration, perhaps or nationalistic sentiment,

we ve seen pouring out of IRAN, reminding the White House, probably thought that it was taking out military commander that it may not be very popular with ordinary Iranian that there has been a lot of discontent in November against the government and maybe iranian, would support this decision for sure We have voices in IRAN outside and inside IRAN. Among Europeans, who think that taking Mr Sylla. Money out is justified and they didn't like him. But what we ve seen is that the Eu S has affected. They turned general, suddenly money into a martyr. So this response that we saw the funeral on Monday or using that the United States may not have expected this, because it sounds like the. U S understood: one aspect of so the wise role in IRAN as the leader of this military strategy, but perhaps they did

understand something that's equally as important, which is what he meant in the hearts of Armenians. I think that's absolutely right, and I think you know We have to remember if IRAN has been an island, of stability in. A region ablaze with terrorism and car bombs and beheadings and kidnapped things than women being sold by ices and Iranian have likes watched to the whole me Jan unravel around them a few g's and displacement for the past twenty years, and by and large they quit is General Soleimani for that they say that they trusted him and respected him for protecting it wrong for keeping it on safe, and, I think the outfit.

The motion we see is related to that sentiments. Help me understand this idea, because the strategy that you have described over the past decade of violence and provocation that Sula money over saw any came to personify. It doesn't feel protective. Why did it feel that way to Iranian in a way that the? U S might not have understood? You know, Michael, that's, a really good question and one that I've struggle. To understand myself. This is a man who was responsible for a lot of violence and water may have in the region and a lot of activity that most Iranian may not agree with that do not like, but because they felt that it gave them a buffer between their day to day lives inside IRAN and the in Billy and violence happening all.

The Middle EAST. They came to respect him and viewing him as a protector What does salamis meaning to people in IRAN? What does that mean for the response we should expect from the government there? The public momentum is building and pressure is building on IRAN leadership to take action at the funeral, This morning. Millions of people were out. They were carrying the red flag of Sheer Islam, which is a call to battles. We're chanting. No to negotiations no to a deal

only war with the United States and the combination of the public's defiant mood and calls for revenge, and the rhetoric we're seeing from iranian officials increases the possibility that in the next few days or next few weeks, IRAN will respond and retaliate how we will do it, what it will do we don't know for us. Thank you very much. Thank you. So much for having me Michael the Times report that IRAN Supreme Leader has told advisers that the retaliation against the United States for General Sue, the monies death should be carried out openly

you're wrong military, not through proxies or militias. Such a direct reprisal would be a major departure from iranian tradition and highlights the desire by the Supreme Leader to honour shoe money status and satisfy the mourners who have voted the streets of Tehran. We'll do right back. Anyone who loves books knows there is never enough time for all the titles they want to read and that's where audible comes in audible has the world's largest selection of audio books from best sighing mysteries, thrillers memoirs to science, siphoned motivation, audible also includes audible, originals stories. Scripted shows and documentary is created exclusively for audio that you can't hear anywhere else trite free for thirty days, you'll get one audio books

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