Qassem Soleimani

A rescue worker searches the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

The Iran crisis: How we got here

The killing of a prominent Iranian commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in a drone strike by the United States has unfolded into a crisis in Iran and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. Here’s a look at how we got here.

by Gregory Grinnell and Khalida Sarwari January 13, 2020

Samantha Power, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in conversation with Alison King, a reporter for NBC10 and New England Cable News, during an installment of Northeastern’s series, The Civic Experience. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

From the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room

A U.S. missile strike last week that killed top Iranian intelligence commander Qassem Soleimani was an “escalatory move” for which the U.S. is not prepared, said Samantha Power, a former ambassador to the United Nations. Her remarks were made as part of a wide-ranging conversation with NBC 10 reporter Alison King during the sixth installment of Northeastern’s series, The Civic Experience.

by Khalida Sarwari January 8, 2020

Protesters mourn during a demonstration over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, shown in the posters, in Tehran, Iran. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Here’s why the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani could lead to more violence, not less

Taking out the leader of a militant group—such as Soleimani, who commanded Iran’s powerful Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps—often results in the group “paradoxically becoming even more violent, because lower-level members with even less restraint become empowered,” says Northeastern associate professor Max Abrahms.

by Molly Callahan January 3, 2020

The Iran crisis: How we got here

From the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room

Here’s why the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani could lead to more violence, not less

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