tops here on press tv, leader of iran's islamic revolution says in the past 44 years, the country has been relying on soft power, which is more effective than hard. power that some western states have. ali khamenei says, hard power has an immediate effect, while soft power is more pervasive and long last. people in iran are holding ceremonies countrywide to pay respect to lieutenant general money. the events are being held the day before the anniversary, the us assassination of the top commander, general solid money was assassinated together with his iraqi companion abu mathi al mohandes in baghdad in 2020. duke. executive explosions

in the iranian city of caramon have killed over 100 people, injuring more than 200 others. officials say bombings or terrorist attacks deadly blast took place near general money's burial site where thousands had gathered to mark the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the us. how about deputy leader salah ruri has been assassinated in is really drone attack in the lebanese capital beirot. several others were also killed in the attack on the offices the resistance movement in al mashrafia neighborhood. alaguuri was one of the founders of hamas's military wing the al-qasan brigades. yemon's answering the resistance movement says assassination of the top hamas official in beirot is violation of international laws and humanitarian norms. hezbulah has also called it a dangerous attack on lebanese sovereignty warning israely crime will not go unanswered. iran's also condemn the attack in the strongest terms.

january 3, 2024 is the fourth anniversary of the martterdom of lieutenant general qasim sulaimani, commander of the quds force of iran's islamic revolutionary guards. hajqasim was assassinated by us occupation forces in iraq alongside his long-time friend and colleague abu mahdi almuhandis, iraq's popular mobilization units second in command. we only knew after his martur them that martter haj qasim sulaimani was the mastermind behind west asia's axis of resistance, but today in the aftermath of the al-aqsa flood operation in occupied palestine and the supporting fronts in lebanon, syria, iraq and yemen, we not.