A demonstrator holds the picture of Qassem Soleimani during a protest against the assassination of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who were killed in an air strike in Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS
BEIRUT (Reuters) - As Iran vows to take revenge for the killing of one of its top military commanders, Major General Qassem Soleimani, it can count on the support of groups that are part of a Tehran-led alliance across the region.
In Lebanon, Yemen and the Gaza Strip, Iran-backed groups have fought U.S. allies including Saudi Arabia and Israel, while in Iraq the United States has recently accused Iran-backed fighters of targeting U.S. personnel directly.
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