The killing of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani: What you need to readHere’s what you need to know to understand what this moment means in U.S.-Iran relations. Who Soleimani was: As the leader of the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, Soleimani was key in training Iran’s allies across the region, especially in Iraq. Soleimani’s influence was imprinted on various Shiite militias that fought U.S. troops. How we got here: Tensions had been escalating between Iran and the United States since Trump pulled out of an Obama-era nuclear deal and spiked shortly before the airstrike. The U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned U.S. citizens to leave “immediately.”Want to understand world news better?

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2020 19:33 UTC