On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was assassinated by an American drone strike ordered by U.S. president Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
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Abu Mahdi al-MuhandisIraqi military commander (1954–2020)
Qasem SoleimaniIranian military officer (1957–2020)
IranCountry in West Asia
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Adil Abdul-MahdiPrime Minister of Iraq from 2018 to 2020
Ali KhameneiSupreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026
US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)Coalition against the Islamic State
