Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US, and Iran's Global Ambitions

&;An excellent contribution to our knowledge of Iran and Soleimani.&; Kim Ghattas, author of Black Wave When the US assassinated Qassem Soleimani, he was one of the most powerful men in Iran. Known as &;the shadow commander&;, he enacted the wishes of the country&;s Supreme Leader across the Middle East, establishing the Islamic Republic as a major force in the region. But all this was a long way from where he began &; on the margins of a nation whose ruler was seen as a friend of the West. Through Soleimani, Arash Azizi examines how Iran came to be where it is today. Providing a rare insight into a country whose actions are often discussed but seldom understood, he reveals the global ambitions underlying Iran&;s proxy wars, geopolitics and nuclear programme.