The assassination of Qassem Soleimani was one of several major setbacks for Iran in 2020. Can it recover?
Fatima Ahmad Alsmadi
Fatima Ahmad Alsmadi is a specialist in Iranian affairs and author of several books. She is a researcher at the Al Jazeera Center for Studies.
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