Six months after the U.S. killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Quds Force commander, the Islamic Republic's ability to fight on without its most famous military leader has been tested but its sophisticated, international war-fighting machine lives on.
Major General Qassem Soleimani's fiery slaying at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq was the product of a top-secret operation hidden from much of the United States' own vast espionage network but news of his death immediately sparked reactions from across the Middle East and beyond.
