Qassem Soleimani
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FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2016 photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport on Friday Jan. 3, 2020 killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran's policy in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File) Photo edited for Best of 2020 list.
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Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was widely considered the second-most powerful man in Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Soleimani was killed Jan. 3 by a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad’s international airport. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
