Soleimani slaying: U.S. seizes opportune moment, but ramifications may be costly

For years, Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was viewed as military royalty among his tens of thousands of followers belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq. His photo adorned billboards of cities after ISIS was defeated from them, militia commanders boasted about their battlefield selfies with him and trips into Iran and Syria aboard his private aircraft. He was combat-hardened, untouchable – or so he thought.