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Killing of Soleimani evokes dark history of political assassinations in the formative days of Shiite Islam

  • Written by Deina Abdelkader, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Killing of Soleimani evokes dark history of political assassinations in the formative days of Shiite IslamIranians publicly mourn the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani four days after he was killed in a US drone strike, Jan 7., 2020. Babek Jeddi/SOPA Images via Getty

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who promoted the religious and political influence of the Iranian regime across the Middle East with covert military operations, was an important figure in the Iranian...

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