Bagai: The American hostility towards Iran continued in the era of Republicans and Democrats, until the murder of Qassem Soleimani. The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Bagai, said that American hostility towards Iran continues regardless of the ruling party, whether Republican or Democratic. He added that one of the most prominent steps in this hostility was the assassination of the slain Qassem Soleimani, and emphasized that the operation was not just a killing and assassination operation, but a focus on a man whom he described as a national and regional hero and one of the symbols of Iran's sovereignty.