OPINION

Soleimani's assassination weakened Iran's regional power

Morad Vaisi
Morad Vaisi

Iran International political analyst

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former Revolutionary Guards' Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former Revolutionary Guards' Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani

Five years ago, Qassem Soleimani was killed under the direct orders of then-US President Donald Trump, in a watershed moment in the Middle East, triggering a series of setbacks for the Islamic Republic.