Iran's Most Famous General Is More Popular Than President As New Threats Emerge at Home and Abroad
The head of Iran's most secretive, elite force has become increasingly popular at home as he helps expand Tehran's influence through military victories by allies across the Middle East. Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the expeditionary Quds Force branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), enjoyed a "very favorable" view among 67.7 percent of Iranians, according to a poll conducted last month by the University of Maryland and cited Tuesday by . In the past two years, public opinion of the military leader, seen as one of ...
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