Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed late Thursday in a U.S. airstrike that targeted a convoy near the airport in Baghdad. FILE - Major General Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, shrugged off US President Donald Trump'ss recent threats against Iran, saying if the US were to begin a war, it would be Iran that would finish it. Hamadan, Iran, July 26, 2018. Photo by Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM