Iran names deputy Quds Force commander to replace Soleimani after killing

Iran�s supreme leader appointed the deputy commander of the Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, as the replacement for Qassem Soleimani, the former head of the elite force who was killed in a U.S. air strike on Friday, state media reported.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement that program of the Quds Force, the military unit responsible for projecting Iran�s influence via proxies across the Middle East, �will be unchanged from the time of his predecessor.�

Ghaani was quoted by Iranian media as saying in 2017 that U.S. President Donald Trump�s �threats against Iran will damage America ... We have buried many ... like Trump and know how to fight against America.�

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