Qasem Soleimani

Are Iraqi militias and Afghan fighters suppressing protests in Iran? - analysis

It’s possible Iran has used foreign groups to suppress protesters. Because they are foreigners, they have no allegiance to average Iranians and likely don’t mind harming them.

 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Anti-regime protesters gather in Tehran, January 5, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Iran arrests 'Mossad agent' participating in ongoing nationwide protests

Iranian Jews, including Rabbi Younes Hamami Lahlezar (R), hold an anti-Israel meeting in a Tehran synagogue in solidarity with Hamas terrorists and Gaza amid the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War, October 30, 2023; illustrative.

Iran's Jewish community maintains low profile amid nationwide protests - KAN

Qasem Soleimani, then-commander of IRGC Quds Force (L) and US President Donald Trump (R); Illustrative

Iran condemns local newspaper suggesting revenge on Trump for Soleimani assassination


Iran praises Palestinian PFLP for commemorating Soleimani on Quds Day

Recent praise and PFLP work with Tehran in Lebanon may point to increased Iranian support for the group.

A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carries pictures of the late Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani during a rally commemorating the annual Hezbollah's slain leaders in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon February 16, 2020

Is Iran really leaving Syria?

Is it really because of Israeli airstrikes or is it more complicated?

A civil defense member reacts at a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

Anti-Israel party complain Merkel aided in Soleimani killing dismissed

The Left Party MPs filed their criminal complaint against Merkel in late February.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint news conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 2, 2019

US policy on Iran undermines the message of Soleimani's liquidation

Particularly welcome was the strong position against Iran's nuclear ambitions and regional hegemony.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2020

Rouhani pretends Iran defeated the US, without actually doing anything

The Iranian president's speech is out of touch with both the IRGC’s actions in Iraq and the failures of his own administration to fight the coronavirus.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2020

After Soleimani, Iran sends Shamkhani to Iraq to take control

Even as Iran struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic which has led to more than 7,000 infections and deaths among Iran’s ruling elite, Tehran is plotting to control Iraq’s chaotic politics.

Ali Shamkhani

Pro-Soleimani posters appear across Italy honoring slain General

The posters in honor of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani were placed by the European Solidarity Front for Syria.

A poster of Soleimani outside Rome

Hezbollah unveils Soleimani statue at Israeli border

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah: Soleimani’s death will speed up liberation of “Palestine”

WOMEN HOLD pictures of Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession and burial at his hometown in Kerman

The killing of Soleimani and the ‘Deal of the Century’

“The Persians did invent chess, but I met quite a few Jews who learned how to deliver checkmate,” replied Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva, noting that the campaign-between-the-wars is far from over.

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

40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution riddled with failures

Celebrations this week mark the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani salutes the crowd during the commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2020