Qassem Soleimani
“I think the regime now understands that they cannot attack America at will and expect to get away with it,” said U.S. special representative for Iran Brian Hook.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s predecessor, Khaled Mashaal, was apparently seething over the appearance in Tehran for Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s funeral. calling it a “strategic mistake.”
Ongoing protests, the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and crushing U.S.-led sanctions may be pushing Tehran to the tipping point, experts say, but the U.S. administration needs to keep up the pressure.
The Israeli military sees an opportunity for strategic change in Syria following the death of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, while instability in Lebanon and Judea and Samaria pose the greatest risk to the Jewish state in the new year.
Israel helped confirm that Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was on a flight from Damascus to Baghdad.
The investigation alludes to “a network of spies inside Baghdad Airport involved in leaking sensitive security details” on Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s arrival, according to an Iraqi security official.
Tehran doesn’t want outright war; it is relying on the long game in its goal of ejecting U.S. forces from the region and completing its takeover of neighboring Iraq.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Missile attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq were “a slap on the face” for America.
Iranian Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a living myth that unified, at least ideologically, the various camps in the “Resistance Front.” His death could crack the image Iran has carefully crafted in the 40 years since the Islamic Revolution.
Its lawmakers also backed a motion allocating $220 million to the Quds Force to avenge the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Nearly all political leaders in Israel from left to right exhibit unity concerning national security, especially when it comes to Iran, which is viewed as an existential threat to the Jewish state.
Israeli observers say that despite some damage to its short-term capabilities, Tehran is expected to keep up activities in Iraq and Syria, and that alongside a new clash with the United States, a parallel Israeli-Iranian shadow war will continue.
