Soleimani's Iran
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IRGC Officer Court, Including Mr. Soleimani
There is no record of Mr. Soleimani being a revolutionary activist prior to the revolution of 79. He appears to have looked, joined the local branch of the revolutionary God Corps in Kerman. Instead of being overtly anti-clerical, he developed an ideology which mixed Shia Islam and Persian nationalism. This combination was so potent that it managed to mobilize millions of Iranians.
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