I read about this and found (correct me if I'm wrong somewhere):
Qaseem Soleimani was killed after an airstrike by the US took out his car convoy on it's way to the Baghdad airport.
This^ came days after Iraqi forces stormed the US embassy compound and burnt some of its outlying buildings on New Year's Day.
His death will surely be a setback for IranIan's and the Iraqui Allies. Given the history of the region, one can be sure that there will be some military response. But given the US power, Iran will certainly think hard before it acts.
Who is he?
-> "To Middle Eastern Shiites, he is James Bond, Erwin Rommel and Lady Gaga rolled into one," wrote former CIA analyst Kenneth Pollack in a profile for Time's 100 most influential people in 2017, according to AFP.
-> "To the West, he is... responsible for exporting Iran's Islamic revolution, supporting terrorists, subverting pro-Western governments and waging Iran's foreign wars," Pollack added. Western leaders saw him as central to Iran’s ties with militia groups including Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas.
----How this war affects India----
An outbreak of war could see the blockage of oil supply through Hormuz.
Two-Third of the 80% of oil India imports, as well as half of India's LNG come through the Straits of Hormuz.
Moreover, a war or something akin to it could have devastating consequences for the Indian diaspora spread across the Saudi peninsula. India may find itself having to carry out emergency evacuation of its nationals, who number in the millions from the region.
Qaseem Soleimani was killed after an airstrike by the US took out his car convoy on it's way to the Baghdad airport.
This^ came days after Iraqi forces stormed the US embassy compound and burnt some of its outlying buildings on New Year's Day.
His death will surely be a setback for IranIan's and the Iraqui Allies. Given the history of the region, one can be sure that there will be some military response. But given the US power, Iran will certainly think hard before it acts.
Who is he?
-> "To Middle Eastern Shiites, he is James Bond, Erwin Rommel and Lady Gaga rolled into one," wrote former CIA analyst Kenneth Pollack in a profile for Time's 100 most influential people in 2017, according to AFP.
-> "To the West, he is... responsible for exporting Iran's Islamic revolution, supporting terrorists, subverting pro-Western governments and waging Iran's foreign wars," Pollack added. Western leaders saw him as central to Iran’s ties with militia groups including Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas.
----How this war affects India----
An outbreak of war could see the blockage of oil supply through Hormuz.
Two-Third of the 80% of oil India imports, as well as half of India's LNG come through the Straits of Hormuz.
Moreover, a war or something akin to it could have devastating consequences for the Indian diaspora spread across the Saudi peninsula. India may find itself having to carry out emergency evacuation of its nationals, who number in the millions from the region.