General Soleimani held a paramount position in Iran, considered the second-most influential figure after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As the chief commander of the elite Quds Force, the overseas branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Soleimani orchestrated covert operations abroad and played a crucial role in Iran's mission to expel US forces from the Middle East.
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