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Month: January 2020

Iran’s new Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani ‘not another Solemani’: Expert

Al-Arabia - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed the deputy commander of the Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, as…

Timeline: How the killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani by US strikes unfolded

Al-Arabia - An hour after midnight on Friday, top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was making his way to Baghdad International…

Annual Report on Human Rights in Iran- 2019

HRANA - This leaflet contains the 2019’s analytical and statistical annual report on human rights in Iran, prepared by the…

Analysis: A Beneficiary Of The U.S.-Iran Crisis Could Well Be Russia

RFL/RE - Senior Russian officials have publicly condemned the U.S. killing of Iran’s most powerful military commander, joining foreign leaders…

Thousands March In Iraq To Mourn Iranian General, Others Killed In U.S. Strike

RFL/RE - Thousands of people gathered in Baghdad on January 4 for a funeral procession for a senior Iranian military…

Legal Basis for US Killing of Iran General Depends on Threat

VOA - Did President Donald Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in…

Iran’s Shadowy Military Commander May Prove Tough Foe in Death

VOA - General Qassem Soleimani, the larger-than-life head of Iran's elite Quds Force, had escaped death many times, but he…

What Iran lost with Soleimani’s killing

Al-Monitor - The United States’ killing of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iran's most influential military commander, left his country in shock;…

Khamenei Appoints Hardliner General To Replace Soleimani

Radiofarda - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed Brigadier General Esmail Qaani (Ghaani) as commander of Qods force less than…

Analysis: Will Soleimani’s Killing Lead To A Wider Conflict?

Radiofarda - The shocking killing of brigadier General Qasem Soleimani (1957-2020), who had served for the last twenty-two years as the Commander…