The divine scholar, Mujahid Faqih and teacher of ethics and morality, “Ayatollah Haj Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi” was one of the active members of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, which chaired the council for fifteen years and during the period of consolidation and development the assembly, played a key role in directing its activities to promote the intellectual and cultural status of the world’s Shiites.

Secretary General of Ahlul Bayt (AS) World Assembly hailed the firm stance of Iran’s IRGC top commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in a webinar held on the first martyrdom anniversary of the senior commander stressing that his high character should be set as role model for all people.

According to al-Shammari, at the height of the attacks by Daesh, in which large parts of Iraq ‎fell and the holy shrines were endangered, Haj Qasem attended the offices of the religious authorities and explained the situation in full detail, helping to have the ‘obligatory jihad’ fatwa to ‎fight against terrorism issued.

A senior Iranian cleric sitting on the Expediency Council, the body in charge of settling legislative disputes in the country, says he is doubtful the body would eventually endorse requirements of the FATF money-laundering watchdog over fears that they may undermine the country’s financial independence.