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As US ends operations in Iraq, Baghdad celebrates its withdrawal and renewed sovereignty - analysis

Baghdad asked the US to return. Now, in a kind of “no good deed goes unpunished” manner, Iraq is celebrating the US leaving after asking the US for help.

Supporters of a Shi'ite armed group celebrate the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, ending a military presence that began after the 2003 US-led invasion, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 30, 2026.
 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani lauds anti-US, Israel front, in first message since war started

Iranians display cardboard cutouts representing the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister, during a rally marking Al-Quds Day (Jerusalem), a commemorative day held annually on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, on March 28, 2025.

Iran’s Quds Day rallies uncertain amid war and leadership transition - analysis

An RNLI lifeboat is piloted down the River Thames backdropped by the Palace of Westminster and The Elizabeth Tower more commonly known as 'Big Ben' in London on March 4, 2026.

British MPs raise concerns about London Al Quds march over Iran, terrorism links


Berlin plans to ban pro-Iran, anitsemitic al-Quds rally in 2021

Al-Quds Day calls for the obliteration of the Jewish state and is attended by neo-Nazis, Hezbollah members and supporters, left-wing activists for the Palestinian terrorist organization the PFLP.

A protester holds a placard reading ‘I boycott Israel, but not the Jews,’ during a demonstration marking al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Berlin on June 1

Calls for 'Quds Day' ban after speakers label Zionism as 'satanic'

B’nai Brith Canada, a Canadian Jewish organization, has called to ban 'Quds Day' after an online video event in Canada featured antisemitic content.

Demonstrators attend an 'al-Quds Day' protest rally in Berlin, Germany, July 11, 2015

Iran weighs holding its anti-Israel 'Quds Day' amid pandemic

Last year’s Quds (Jerusalem) Day,which is centered on the “liberation” of Jerusalem from the “Zionists,” featured posters and propaganda promising death to Israel.

Iranians burn an effigy in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2018

Antisemitic al-Quds rally cancelled in Berlin following ban of Hezbollah

Berlin's Mayor Michael Müller has faced intense criticism over the years for not seeking to ban the al-Quds march.

Berlin Mayor Michael Müller

German Jew sues Berlin to stop antisemitic Quds Day rally

Iranian regime-sponsored rally attracts neo-Nazis, members of Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Demonstrators attend an 'al-Quds Day' protest rally in Berlin, Germany, July 11, 2015

Berlin’s commissioner to fight antisemitism urges Merkel to ban Hezbollah

Interior minister evaluates a ban of antisemitic Iran-sponsored Al Quds Day march

A protester holds a placard reading ‘I boycott Israel, but not the Jews,’ during a demonstration marking al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Berlin on June 1

Merkel again permits Iranian protest calling for Israel’s destruction

German Jews and politicians urged Berlin authorities to cancel the scheduled May Al Quds Day protest against the existence of Israel, in which Hezbollah and neo-Nazi members routinely take part.

Demonstrators attend an 'al-Quds Day' protest rally in Berlin, Germany, July 11, 2015

Airstrikes destroy IRGC Quds Force HQ, warehouse at Damascus airport

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites at Damascus International Airport were heavily damaged due to airstrikes.

Heavy damages in headquarters and warehouses at Damascus International Airport in Syria.

Iran's Quds Force aimed to launch terror groups in Africa, UN hears

A report by the UN's Panel on the Central African Republic details how the Quds Force allegedly met with the country's former president to offer him backing in return for amassing a terror group.

Central African Republic's President Michel Djotodia attends a ceremony marking the beginning of construction on a bridge destroyed during floods in Bangui December 3, 2013.

Who is the new Qasem Soleimani? Meet Esmail Qaani

Born in Mashhad, 61-year-old Brig.-Gen. Esmail Qaani received his military training at the Imam Ali Officers Academy in Tehran. He joined the IRGC in his early 20s.

Esmail Qaani