General Qassem Suleimani, who oversaw support for Iran's proxies and was considered the second most powerful leader in the theocracy after Khamenei, was assassinated in an American drone strike in 2020.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: The New Yorker
  The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker

Sources

• The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com The New Yorker via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• Iran location
• Qasem Soleimani entity
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entity
• Ayatollah Khamenei entity