![General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2020/01/03/TELEMMGLPICT000056785484_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq9iE3zOuyeHxS3CNKsoV5sXMba34rzFyVb-Wquqlqi9w.jpeg)
General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary
![General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2020/01/03/TELEMMGLPICT000220274277_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqnpV-GRdD2fQt8qdeuHLgxS5bKWzqpWv4knW-pIQoUiw.jpeg?imwidth=480)
General Qassim Soleimani, charismatic leader of Iran's elite Quds Force who wrong-footed the West to become a key power broker in the Middle East – obituary
![How Qasem Soleimani had to be identified by his flashy red ring after being 'torn to shreds' by airstrike – The US Sun | The US Sun How Qasem Soleimani had to be identified by his flashy red ring after being 'torn to shreds' by airstrike – The US Sun | The US Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/01/JH-HAND-COMPOSITE.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
How Qasem Soleimani had to be identified by his flashy red ring after being 'torn to shreds' by airstrike – The US Sun | The US Sun
Health Times Global Limited - Qassem Soleimani was identified by the ring normally on his finger. Another picture showing Soleimani wearing a similar ring to the one recovered from the scene. The
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Qassem Soleimani's body 'identified by ring' after Trump-ordered Iraq assassination - World News - Mirror Online
![Lindsey Graham: Soleimani was 'right fist of the Ayatollah and we took the Ayatollah's arm off' | Daily Mail Online Lindsey Graham: Soleimani was 'right fist of the Ayatollah and we took the Ayatollah's arm off' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/01/03/21/22964862-0-image-a-16_1578088075623.jpg)