Soleimani's Quds Force, tasked with carrying out operations beyond Iran's borders, shored up support for Assad when he looked close to defeat in the war raging since 2011 and also helped militiamen defeat Islamic State Iraq.. ... Khamenei made Soleimani head of Quds Force in 1998, in..…
Soleimani played such Iraq's security through militia groups that General David Petraeus, the overall head of U.S forces Iraq, sent messages to him through Iraqi officials, according to diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks.. ..…
China, Iraq atop Iran’s Export Destinations . TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran’s Customs Administration Mehdi Mirashrafi said that China and Iraq are his country’s top trade partners with respectively $8.3 billion and $8.2 billion worth of non-oil imports from Iran. . . . . ..…
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