On January 3, 2020, the United States killed the second most powerful man in Iran with a drone strike at Baghdad Airport. Iran fired back with ballistic missiles that gave over 100 American soldiers brain injuries. A line was crossed that can never be uncrossed.

This episode covers:

- Who Soleimani was and why he mattered

- The Quds Force and Iran's proxy network he built

- Iran's ballistic missile response at Al Asad Air Base

- The 100+ TBI casualties the Pentagon initially denied

- How the strike set the precedent for Operation Epic Fury's decapitation campaign

Part of the Iran War Report Context Series.

No spin. No sides. Just signal.