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.

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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

Soleimani was "a symbol and key figure in the fight against terrorists,” Masjedi said.

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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

The flawed cycle of Washington-Tehran relations after 1979 must change if the world in the 21st century seeks stability and peace.

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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

Iran may seem unpredictable at times, but it respects American strength and responds to deterrence," said former CENTCOM commander

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Iran condemns Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat

Soleimani was the architect of Tehran’s overseas clandestine and military operations as head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force.

JANUARY 5, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019.

Comparing Mossad’s subtlety to Trump’s bang

Donald Trump's message to Iran this week was loud and clear: Don't test me.

JANUARY 5, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building is pictured in Langley, Virginia, U.S., August 14, 2008.

US, Israel brace for Iranian retaliation in wake of Soleimani killing

Tehran eyes 35 American targets plus Tel Aviv • IDF on high alert as security cabinet to meet Sunday

JANUARY 5, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM, REUTERS
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare for departure for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 4, 2020.

Pompeo speaks with Netanyahu on Iranian threat following Soleimani's death

For the third time this week, Pompeo and Netanyahu spoke with one another

JANUARY 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
MMUNITY? WHO, ME? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a point on Wednesday to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Lisbon

How Trump, usually cautious with military force, took such a bold step

Trump cited the same approach when he addressed the nation regarding his decision to withdraw from Syria

JANUARY 4, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. President Trump speaks with Congressional Republicans at the White House in Washington

Iran lacks good options - analysis

What appears to have caused this escalation was the departure by the Iranians from a tacit ground rule hitherto maintained

JANUARY 4, 2020ByJONATHAN SPYER
A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, Iran

US has right to self-defense, Netanyahu says after Soleimani assassination

The Foreign Ministry and security officials placed Israeli embassies and consuls around the world on high alert, over concerns of Iranian attacks.

JANUARY 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TOVAH LAZAROFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett at meeting with Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and security officials, Jan. 3, 2020

Striking Soleimani: the head of the octopus - analysis

The US was faced with a tactical quandary: whether or not to take out a leader knowing it will cause instability and that he will be replaced.

JANUARY 4, 2020ByHERB KEINON
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper leaves after a press briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., December 20, 2019

Soleimani increased Iranian threats to Israel before death

What follows are some selections of operations and threats that Qasem Soleimani was involved in.

JANUARY 4, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Qasem Soleimani in Syrian desert

Soleimani's luck couldn't last; this time he met his end (obit-analysis)

The unthinkable has happened. IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani has been killed.

JANUARY 4, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (left) stands on the frontlines during an offensive operation against Islamic State in the town of Tal Ksaiba, in Iraq, in 2015