Arash Azizi is a historian at New York University, where he researches the transnational links that tied Iran and the Arab World during the Cold War. His writings have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, and several of his book-length translations have appeared in Iran and elsewhere.
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Until his assassination by US drone strike in January 2020, commander Qassem Soleimani was one of the most powerful men in Iran and the military spearhead for Iranian foreign policy, enacting the wishes of the country's Supreme Leader in the region. A wid... SEE MORE