Qassem Soleimani

Trump’s mixed messages cannot obscure his record on confronting Iran - opinion

Israel may bristle at Trump’s comments, but his determination to weaken Iran still shapes regional security.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump meets with his Cabinet.
Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

US agents arrest niece, grand niece of Iran's Qasem Soleimani after Rubio revoked green cards

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

US offers reward for information on Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian senior officials

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a US attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 1, 2026.

Pakistani man says Iran forced him into plot to kill Trump, media say


IRGC commander: October 7 was independently conducted by Palestinians

“Everything [Hamas] did [on October 7] was beautifully planned and executed,” Iranian Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said, according to Iranian state media.

 Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, attends the funeral ceremony of senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, who was killed in an Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran December 28, 2023.

October 7 massacre was retaliation for Soleimani killing, Iran says - report

Hamas denied Iran's statement, saying: "The reasons for the operation of the Flood of al-Aqsa, and foremost are the dangers that threaten al-Aqsa Mosque."

 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.

US must pay $50 billion for Soleimani's killing, Iranian court demands

An additional Iranian court ordered that the US pay $330 million USD for “planning a coup" in 1980.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi holds up a picture of Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani as he addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2022

Iran claims to add long range ‘cruise’ missiles to ships

Iran now says its ships will be able to patrol the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman as well as reach the Red Sea and areas as far as Sri Lanka.

 An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this picture obtained on December 31, 2022.

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

IRGC commander says death of all US leaders would not avenge Soleimani killing

Pakpour's comments come as Iran and world powers try to tackle stumbling blocks in talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, which have stalled.

 Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami smiles during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17' in the southwest of Iran

IDF kept in the dark over US decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal - Eisenkot

Former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot also revealed that the IDF was given approval to kill Qassem Soleimani in 2018.

Lieutenant-General (res.) Gadi Eisenkot speaking at the Israel Democracy Institute

Iran publishes video depicting Trump assassination, revenge for Soleimani

A video depicts Iran taking "revenge against the murderers and those who ordered the martyrdom of [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem] Soleimani."

Former President Donald Trump targeted in a video published on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's website

Drone attack on US base foiled, Iraqi security sources say

The words "Soleimani's revenge" were written on the wing of one of the drones, indicating that the attempted attack was connected to the two-year anniversary of the Iranian general's assassination.

 A view shows the remains of destroyed vehicles during the second anniversary of the killing of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US drone attack, at Baghdad Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, January 2, 2022.

Iran powerlifter defects to avoid wearing T-shirt of terrorist Soleimani

"Open secret in international sports circles that the Iranian government won't allow its athletes to compete against Israelis."

A supporter of the Houthis has a poster attached to his waist of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, during a rally to denounce the U.S. killing, in Saada, Yemen January 6, 2020. The writing on the poster reads: "G