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.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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 media reported the arrest of an alleged Mossad affiliate amid expanding protests, internet disruptions, campus raids, and growing chants against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

Members of Iran’s roughly 8,000-strong Jewish community are avoiding protest flashpoints as unrest spreads nationwide, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster KAN News.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

Iranian government spokesperson distanced Tehran from the far Right news editor's comments, while insisting they are still pursuing justice for Soleimani's killing through other channels.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

On anniversary of Soleimani killing, IDF braces for Iranian attack

Quds Force successor Ghaani vows Islamic Republic ready to respond.

JANUARY 3, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Thursday any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would result in "all-out war"

Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing

Washington had accused Soleimani of masterminding attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on US forces in the region.

JANUARY 3, 2021ByREUTERS
WOMEN GATHER at Baghdad Airport, where Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a US airstrike last year.

Iran marks year since US killed Soleimani, amid fear of rising violence

Opinions differ on whether assassination served American interests

JANUARY 1, 2021ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
HOUTHI SUPPORTERS rally to denounce the US killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi alMuhandis, in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 6. The placards read, ‘God is the greatest, death to America, death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, victory to Islam.’

Fakhrizadeh: Hit squads, car bombs and remote-controlled guns - analysis

Three theories – and we'll never really know the truth.

NOVEMBER 30, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Servants of the holy shrine of Imam Reza carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in Mashhad, Iran November 29, 2020.

A generation of fighters who died by the sword

In some ways it is a tragedy that these men turned their fire and anger against Israel and the US.

NOVEMBER 29, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Clockwise from top left: Qasem Soleimnani ,Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Imad Mughniyeh

How the IRGC overtook Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

Move might not be bad for Israel, report says

NOVEMBER 9, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as they wear protective masks, in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2020.

Iran’s IRGC commander vows revenge in message to Trump

Commander Salami says that the US is isolated and declining and that hundreds of Iranian missiles could target it if America strikes at Iran.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020

Book reveals Trump’s Soleimani gamble was right to downplay 'war' fear

Trump correctly gambled that Iran can’t afford a major war and won’t really retaliate for the Soleimani hit.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
DONALD TRUMP has said on many occasions that he will be president for life.

After a lull in alleged Israel strikes in Syria, the heat has returned

Widespread strikes on Monday come a week after Damascus and Iran sign air defense deal and two weeks after the explosion at Natanz

JULY 21, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019

'Commander of Peace': Iran produces documentary on Qasem Soleimani

The documentary, titled "Commander of Peace," will be aired next month by state-run IRIB.

JULY 16, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Women hold pictures of Iranian Maj.Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession and burial in his hometown, Kerman, on Tuesday.