Qassem Soleimani

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

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

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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