Qasem Soleimani

As US ends operations in Iraq, Baghdad celebrates its withdrawal and renewed sovereignty - analysis

Baghdad asked the US to return. Now, in a kind of “no good deed goes unpunished” manner, Iraq is celebrating the US leaving after asking the US for help.

Supporters of a Shi'ite armed group celebrate the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, ending a military presence that began after the 2003 US-led invasion, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 30, 2026.
Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.

Iran’s powerful militia network could expand war - opinion

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

Why Iran’s threat keeps haunting the Middle East - and how to finally break the cycle - opinion

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Ivanka Trump targeted in IRGC-linked assassination plot - report


STRATCOM invited an Iranian propagandist. Now Congress wants answers - opinion

Far from encouraging a nuanced dialogue, STRATCOM’s invitation to Hussein Mousavian only served to legitimize him and the Iranian regime he represents.

 THEN-IRANIAN chief delegate Hussein Mousavian briefs the media after an International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, in 2004.

Did Soleimani think US might kidnap him on Syria-bound flight? - analysis

It’s not clear if the account is accurate. It is one of those accounts that are designed to come out years after Soleimani was showcased to herald his abilities.

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

Iran reveals death of Soleimani was big blow to anti-Israel forces

Qasem Soleimani's death has left and continues to leave a large hole in Iran's ability to empower its allies and its proxies in the Middle East.

A man in uniform holds a picture of Qasem Soleimani during a protest in Tehran following his targeted assassination.

IRGC member assassinated in front of his home in Tehran

The assassination comes on the anniversary of the assassination of Iranian IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Lavrov: Western reports could spark 'dangerous escalation' in Persian Gulf

US media reported that Saudi Arabia recently warned the US of an imminent attack being planned by Iran.

IRGC siezes ship near Bu Musa Island, Iran

Ex-IDF intel chief reveals more details on Israel's role in Soleimani killing

"The Americans’ view of him was radically altered after they saw the intelligence from us and the level of danger he [continued to] present to Americans," former IDF intel. chief Tamir Heyman said.

A poster of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani is seen during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Iranian IRGC member charged for plot to kill John Bolton

The IRGC member offered $300,000 to a potential hitman in the US to kill the former national security advisor.

National Security Advisor John Bolton adjusts his glasses as US President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 2, 2019.

Children in Houston sing religious anthem associated with Iranian regime

The song is primarily addressed to a messianic figure in Shi'ite belief, but it also addresses the supreme leader of Iran.

Iranians sing "Hello Commander" song at Azadi stadium in Tehran

Iran may be seeking to kill top US officials as revenge for Soleimani death

Soleimani was assassinated in a targeted US drone strike in Iraq on the orders of then-president Donald Trump in January 2020.

 Iraqi women gather at the scene where Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad airport, Iraq February 13, 2020.

Why is there so much intrigue in Iraq over Soleimani's death? - analysis

The Harakat al-Nujaba pro-Iranian militia blamed the US drone strike for Soleimani's death, but that's not the only theory.

 Statue of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Shahrekord, Iran, January 2022