"What You Need to Know About the Death of Soleimani :...he was the most powerful Iranian general. While other generals may have outranked him, as Commander of the Quds Forces, he answered only to Iran’s Supreme Leader."

"What You Need to Know About the Death of Soleimani :...he  was the most powerful Iranian general. While other generals may have outranked him, as Commander of the Quds Forces, he answered only to Iran's Supreme Leader."

https://aclj.org/national-security/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-death-of-soleimani