In 2020, an American drone strike assassinated General Qassem Suleimani, who was responsible for overseeing support for Iran's proxies and was considered the second most powerful leader in the Iranian theocracy after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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

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

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• Qasem Soleimani entity
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entity