Iranian-Canadians dance, cheer and celebrate death of top general in Iran GlobeToronto
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A few dozen Iranian-Canadians gather in Toronto on Friday to celebrate the death of a top Iranian general in Iraq in Toronto, Jan. 3, 2020. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, and was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, late Thursday.Several dozen Iranian-Canadians danced and cheered in Toronto on Friday as they celebrated the death of a top general in their home country.
But for those who showed up to dance in a square in north Toronto Friday afternoon, Soleimani’s death marked what they hoped would be a rebirth for Iran. Chants of “regime change in Iran by the people of Iran” and “we support uprising in Iran” rang out at the rally.“We are in a great world now after Soleimani’s elimination,” said Hamid Gharajeh, a spokesman for the Iran Democratic Association of Canada. “I feel wonderful because we really think this is long overdue.
Trump said Friday he acted to stop a war rather than start one, although many observers saw the air strike as a major escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. American officials said they had intelligence Soleimani was planning a significant campaign of violence against the U.S.Gharajeh left Iran in 1977 to go to university in the U.S., then moved to Canada about 10 years later. He has never gone home, but still has family in Iran and hopes to return one day.
Others taking part in the Toronto rally said they hope Soleimani’s death will be the catalyst for regime change.“We want peace in the region, not terrorism,” said Sara Fallah, the director of the International Coalition of Women Against Fundamentalism.
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