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How Iran's Soleimani became a US target (demonstration (why ? (S.…
How Iran's Soleimani became a US target
USA
attack on Iraq
☠️ Qassem Soleimani (Iran)
“severe revenge”
demonstration
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen
why ?
S. commanded powerful militias
influence
↗️ influence?
Islamic revolution
Khomeini --> Islamic Republic of Iran
export 🌐
ideologie
1ste Shia government
sunni-dominated neighbors
Iraq
war
Iran = devasted
security force
Quds Force
= elite unit of soldiers + spies
... target ?
Lebanon
Why Lebanon ?
civil war
Some Lebanese militias --> Shiite clerics
// Iran
Hezbollah
= reliable proxy
fight Israel + US on its behalf
conflict on its own borders :red_cross:
SAME Iraq + Palestine
Qassem Soleimani 👑 Quds Force
Iran’s influence in Iraq
2003 : USA toppled Saddam Hussein
Why Syria ?
civil war (2011)
S. defends Assad
proxy
succes ?
exploiting conflicts
Iran’s interests
eg. ISIS sparked war in Iraq
power --> militias across M.E
controversial character
protests
violence
hero
network of militias
Islamic ideology
martyr ?