![General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2020/01/03/TELEMMGLPICT000220274277_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqnpV-GRdD2fQt8qdeuHLgxS5bKWzqpWv4knW-pIQoUiw.jpeg?imwidth=480)
General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary
![How Qasem Soleimani had to be identified by his flashy red ring after being 'torn to shreds' by airstrike – The US Sun | The US Sun How Qasem Soleimani had to be identified by his flashy red ring after being 'torn to shreds' by airstrike – The US Sun | The US Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/01/JH-HAND-COMPOSITE.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
How Qasem Soleimani had to be identified by his flashy red ring after being 'torn to shreds' by airstrike – The US Sun | The US Sun
![تويتر \ Department of State على تويتر: ".@realDonaldTrump: “Soleimani's hands were drenched in both American and Iranian blood.” (Pictured below: A regime propaganda poster of Qassam Soleimani torn down by Iranian protestors تويتر \ Department of State على تويتر: ".@realDonaldTrump: “Soleimani's hands were drenched in both American and Iranian blood.” (Pictured below: A regime propaganda poster of Qassam Soleimani torn down by Iranian protestors](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOCCVFyU4AAWZPI.jpg)
تويتر \ Department of State على تويتر: ".@realDonaldTrump: “Soleimani's hands were drenched in both American and Iranian blood.” (Pictured below: A regime propaganda poster of Qassam Soleimani torn down by Iranian protestors
![Lindsey Graham: Soleimani was 'right fist of the Ayatollah and we took the Ayatollah's arm off' | Daily Mail Online Lindsey Graham: Soleimani was 'right fist of the Ayatollah and we took the Ayatollah's arm off' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/01/03/21/22964862-0-image-a-16_1578088075623.jpg)