It came as a shock. The United States announced that on 3 January 2020, it had killed Qassem Soleimani (1957-2020), Head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, as well as the Al Quds (the Islamic name for Jerusalem) Forces (designated as a terrorist group), which is a combination of CIA & special forces. Soleimani has been described as ‘second in command in Iran after Supreme Leader Ali Khameini,’ ‘Iran’s viceroy in Iraq,’ and the single-most powerful operative in the Middle East. His reach extended to Europe, Africa, and South America. He is directly credited with the deaths of 600 American servicemen in Iraq, and of late, a US contractor. The killing of Soleimani was ordered by US President Donald Trump. It was a response to the shelling and killing of a US contractor a few days earlier, as well as an incident at the US Embassy in Baghdad. While Trump’s US (and non-US) critics said he acted impulsively and precipitately, the assassination comes after several recent Irani...
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