Qassem Soleimani

Top Republicans urge Trump to rethink stripping security from ex-officials

"The threat to anyone involved in President Donald Trump's strike (on) Soleimani is persistent. It's real. Iran is committed to vengeance against all of these people," US Senator Tom Cotton said.

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as they ask questions aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Miami, Florida, US, January 25, 2025.
 Iraj Masjedi in the southern city Iraqi city of Basra on September 11, 2018.

'Revenge': Iran's Masjedi threatens Trump over Soleimani assassination

 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE Donald Trump applauds at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earlier this week. The writer believes Trump’s brush with death has been life-changing.

Under Trump, Soleimani was eliminated. Another 4 years will see Iran weak again - opinion

 Iranian hold pictures of the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, during a gathering in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, October 7, 2023.

Iran respects strength, takes advantage of weakness, says fmr. US CENTCOM commander


Pakistan to stay neutral in a US-Iran conflict, foreign minister says

The killing puts Pakistan, which is majority Sunni Muslim but has a large Shi'ite minority and is anxious to avoid any regional upheaval, in a sensitive position.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi listens during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan August 20, 2018

Mount Hermon welcomes snowboarders, skiers after weekend closure

On Sunday, the mountain resort's staff teased its Facebook followers by posting a video of vehicles clearing snow and cleaning the area, saying that preparations were underway.

Skiers ride a ski lift on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border.

Thousands turn out for Soleimani funeral, daughter warns US of 'dark day'

The scale of the crowds in Tehran shown on television mirrored the masses that gathered in 1989 for the funeral of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Iranian people burn American and Israeli flags during the funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 6, 2020

Iran removes uranium enrichment limits in aftermath of Soleimani strike

It’s the latest in a series of Iranian announcements, in which it has renounced portions of the 2015 deal to curb its nuclear program.

Iranian workers stand in front of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of Tehran

Rocket attack in Baghdad, Syria gas field shelled after Soleimani killing

Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah Brigades warned Iraqi security forces to be at least 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) away from all American bases starting Sunday evening.

A protester holds a placard with U.S. President Donald Trump illustration burning outside the U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020

Netanyahu: Israel stands with the US in its fight for peace and security

The prime minister said that Soleimani killed many US citizens and other innocent civilians in recent decades.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chats with his party's members in Airport City near Tel Aviv, Israel December 27, 2019.

Iranian militias, US trade blows as tensions rise - report

No casualties were reported, according to Iraqi police. Other reports claim that three people were injured.

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.

Iraq calls for foreign forces to leave after US killing of Iran commander

The Iraqi parliament passed a resolution calling for an end to all foreign troop presence.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi speaks during a symbolic funeral ceremony of Major General Ali al-Lami, who commands the Iraqi Federal Police's Fourth Division, who was killed in Salahuddin, in Baghdad, Iraq October 23, 201

Soleimani hit may push off Israel-Iran confrontation - analysis

Iran surely knows that if it strikes out at Israeli targets to avenge Soleimani’s assassination, even indirectly through its proxies, Israel will respond.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and IRGC Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani

Targeted killing of Soleimani a boost for Benjamin Netanyahu - analysis

Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz, by contrast, was a victim of the targeted strike.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in March