Qassem Soleimani

Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general
Middle East

Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general

Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force, the overseas arm of the elite Revolutionary Guards, was killed in Iraq in a drone strike on 3 January, 2020, ordered by then President Donald Trump

FILE PHOTO: Flowers lie around a portrait of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad, at the Iranian embassy's fence in Minsk, Belarus January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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Former commander Soleimani sought stability: Iran president

Brian Hook, US Special Representative for Iran, attends a news conference in London, Britain June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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Successor to slain Iran general faces same fate if he kills Americans: US envoy

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Militia ally of Iran's Soleimani shot dead in southwest Iran 

Qassem Soleimani buried in Iran
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Qassem Soleimani buried in Iran

Iranian protestors carry a symbolic coffin wrapped in a U.S. flag during the funeral procession of Gen. Qassem Suleimani in Tehran on Jan. 6. ATTTA KENARE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES via Foreign Policy
Analysis

The Middle East is more stable when the United States stays away

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force-Iraq, man a defensive position at Forward Operating Base Union III in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2019. U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Desmond Cassell/Task Force-Iraq Public Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
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Pentagon chief denies US leaving Iraq

Photo: Qasem Soleimani/Collected
Analysis

The Soleimani backlash

When the House was impeaching President Trump, he was at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, ranting that it “does not feel like we are being impeached.” Photo: Reuters
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You're not a dictator, US House Foreign Affairs Committee tells Trump

People in Iraq mourning for Iranian major-general Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds force, and Iraqi militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport. Photo: Reuters
Thoughts

Will there be a war in retaliation?

Iran steps further back from nuclear deal, says no limits on enrichment
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Iran steps further back from nuclear deal, says no limits on enrichment

The flag flies above the Jamkaran mosque in the holy city of Qom/Collected
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Iran raises 'flag of revenge' to show they are ready for war

An Iranian holds a picture of late General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, as people gather to mourn him in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020/ Reuters
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Body of top Iranian commander killed by US strike in Iraq returned to Iran