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


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

Iran's Zarif: We were close to war with US after Soleimani assassination

Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US and Iran were "very close to a war" and that, at the moment, the black box of the crashed Ukrainian airliner is not being touched.

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif speaks with the media on the sidelines of a security conference in New Delhi

Iran’s Hajizadeh: We must unite to expel the Zionists and Americans

The Iranian commander was speaking to pro-Houthi media in Yemen, which means his comments were also directed at Saudi Arabia. Iran has sent technology to the Houthis to aid their fight against Riyadh

Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps elite Aerospace force

Iran's IRGC: Killing of Soleimani will lead to liberation of Jerusalem

"The cowardly and craven assassination of commander Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis by the Americans will lead to the liberation of Jerusalem, by the grace of God."

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

Adviser to Iran’s Khamenei is looking to 'raze Tel Aviv to the ground'

In a recent interview, Mohsen Rezaei said that Iran would use any US activity as a pretext to attack Israel.

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Ex-IRGC chief: 'No doubt' we would have flattened TLV if US bombed Iran

Rezaei made almost identical comments in January, saying 'If [US President Donald] Trump retaliates to Iran’s revenge, we will strike Haifa, Tel Aviv and wipe out Israel.'

An Iranian Officer of Revolutionary Guards, with Israel flag drawn on his boots, is seen during graduation ceremony, held for the military cadets in a military academy, in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2018

Iraqi leader: CIA controls Iraqi gov't branch, Israel fans protesters

The US has named Khazali as one of Iraq’s leading pro-Iranian voices and part of the conduit of IRGC influence in Iraq.

A demonstrator carries an Iraqi flag as he walks near burning tires blocking a road during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq January 19, 2020.

Iranian factory makes Israeli and American flags to burn

The factory produces about 2,000 US and Israeli flags a month in its busiest periods, and more than 1.5 million square feet of flags a year.

Iranian workers collect U.S. flags after making them at a large flag factory which creates U.S. and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn in Khomein City, Iran January 28, 2020

Ex-CIA chief Petraeus: Iran, Hezbollah will not risk major war with Israel

Ex-CENTCOM chief: Soleimani-less Iran Quds Force will not be the same

Then US Army Gen. David Petraeus at an event in the White House, April, 2011

Iranian media: CIA agent behind Soleimani killing shot down in Afghanistan

Taliban claims CIA agents were onboard downed plane but won’t verify who

The wreckage of an airplane is seen after a crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020.