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Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP hide caption

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The Iran-Iraq war, 9/11, and the story of Iranian Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani, from his rise to power, to his assassination, by the U.S., to the power his legacy wields now.

This episode originally ran as Soleimani’s Iran. You can find more of Throughline’s coverage into the origins of the conflict in the Middle East here.

If you would like to read more on the topic, here’s a list:

  • Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy Into Military Dictatorship by Ali Alfoneh
  • The Sinister Genius of Qassem Soleimani by Karim Sadjadpour
  • The Shadow Commander by Dexter Filkins
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