Soleimani

Iraq moves to reclaim Ain al-Assad as US-led coalition ends mission

Assad's base was one of the few places the US remained, until Iran targeted the base with ballistic missiles in 2020 in response to the US killing Soleimani.

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands by a destroyed vehicle that was carrying rockets amdist sacks of flour, in the district of al-Baghdadi in al-Anbar province on July 8, 2021.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at a Manhattan courthouse, for the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023.

Trump claims Israel was part of attack on Soleimani, but pulled out last second

 A poster of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani is seen during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

October 7 massacre was retaliation for Soleimani killing, Iran says - report

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi holds up a picture of Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani as he addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2022

US must pay $50 billion for Soleimani's killing, Iranian court demands


Donald Trump authorized the killing of Soleimani seven months ago

The report also indicated that the presidential directive was issued in June, on the condition that he would sign off on any specific operation to kill Soleimani.

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

Donald Trump: Rogue leaders never calculated he would be this strong

What President Trump did was to make it perfectly clear to the largest terrorist regime worldwide that it was a zero-sum game; that Americans would not be besieged on his watch without consequences.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about Iran flanked by U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Army Chief of Staff General James McConville, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark Milley and Vice President Mike Pence in the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington, U.

The Soleimani killing isn’t changing Jewish security around the world

After the US assassination of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, Jewish communities around the world aren’t likely to change, according to Jewish organizations.

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

Kindergarten lesson is unlikely to work for Iran, Israel in the long run

Editor's Note: Both Iran and the US are now licking their wounds and learning their lessons. They are well aware though that the next round is just over the horizon.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about Iran flanked by U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Army Chief of Staff General James McConville, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark Milley and Vice President Mike Pence in the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington, U.

Soleimani is dead. So is the Iran deal. What now?

Notwithstanding Iran’s several violations of the deal last year, it was still significantly far from having enough enriched uranium for a weapon.

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays near the coffins of Iranian Major Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commandr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who were killed in last wee;s US air strike at Baghdad airport.

US defense chief Esper canceled visit to Israel after Soleimani hit

Esper was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett. It would have been Esper’s first visit to Israel as secretary of defense.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper holds his first news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 28, 2019

Iran will respond 'proportionately' to US killing of general - Zarif

Zarif said U.S. President Donald Trump had displayed a lack of respect for international law by threatening Iran's cultural sites.

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif attends a joint news conference after meeting with Norway's Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide in Oslo, Norway, August 22, 2019.

Iran not expected to strike Israel in response to Soleimani killing

The security cabinet convened to discuss the security situation following America's assassination of the Iranian general.

A supporter of the Houthis has a poster attached to his waist of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, during a rally to denounce the U.S. killing, in Saada, Yemen January 6, 2020. The writing on the poster reads: "G

Muslims should unite after Iran commander's killing - Malaysian PM

Soleimani's killing in Baghdad last Friday has sparked fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. Mahathir, 94, said it could also lead to an escalation in "what is called terrorism".

MOURNERS ATTEND a funeral procession on Sunday for Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Israel worried over tourism growth after reaching record 4.55 mln in 2019

Israel's budget deficit is expected to have exceeded 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2019, above a target of 2.9%.

A visitor passes by an advertising banner during the International Tourism Trade Fair (ITB, Internationale Tourismusboerse) in Berlin on March 8, 2018. The business platform for global touristic offers is running from March 7 to 11, 2018