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

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

Women hold pictures of Iranian Maj.Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession and burial in his hometown, Kerman, on Tuesday.

US 'begged' Iran not to retaliate for Soleimani killing, deputy FM says

“The US sent a message to Iran via the Swiss ambassador to demand that Iran not give a response, but it was rejected immediately.”

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

Could UN investigation of Soleimani killing have larger impact?

Agnes Callamard has critiqued the US for violating the UN charter and called for accountability for targeted killings by armed drones.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits armed with Hellfire missiles and a 500-pound bomb in a hanger at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

How could Iran retaliate for Natanz explosion? - analysis

Iran’s regime, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, believes in two types of actions. It believes first in perceived tit-for-tat responses and also in asymmetric attacks.

View of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020.

UN expert: US drone strike which killed Iran's Soleimani was 'unlawful'

The United States has failed to provide sufficient evidence of an ongoing or imminent attack against its interests to justify the strike, the expert ruled.

A MAN passes next to a billboard with posters of Iranian Major-General Qasem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Soleimani's daughter marries Hezbollah leader Nasrallah's cousin

Over the weekend, 28-year-old Zeinab Soleimani married Riza Safi al-Din, son of Hassan Nasrallah's cousin, Hashim Safi al-Din.

Zeinab Soleimani

US Islamic scholar calls on followers to rise up against 'tyrant' America

"You are seeing what a police state is like. You have to demand your rights from that tyrant," he said.

People take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, US, June 18, 2020

Pro-Iranian groups keep designing 'ugly' statues of Soleimani

This is the latest in a series of planned statues for Soleimani.

Statue of former IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani in Jiroft, Iran

What is Iran’s game with allegedly caught CIA-Mossad agent? – analysis

Why have its public pronouncements been so disjointed, and what is the purpose of continuing to allow trickles of seemingly new details of a case which reportedly is more than half a year old?

Iranians burn U.S and Israeli flags as they gather to mourn General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020

Iran continues to pressure Iraq to get US troops out

The latest salvo is from Fadhil Fatlawi, a member of the Fatah Alliance, the second largest party in Baghdad's parliament.

US Army soldiers keep watch on the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020