The fifth anniversary of Qassem Soleimani

Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, attends a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami attends a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

An Iranian woman takes a selfie with Qassem Soleimani's family during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

People attend a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Banners of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are displayed during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

An Iranian woman stands in front of the pictures of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami attend a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami and Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, attend a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

People attend a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian Women hold pictures of Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian Women hold pictures of Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)