epa08099306 (FILE) - A handout photo made available by the Iranian Supreme Leader's office shows Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant General and Commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani praying during a religious ceremony in Tehran, Iran, 27 March 2015 (reissued 03 January 2020). Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed on 03 January 2020 following a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport. The attack comes amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. EPA-EFE/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER'S OFFICE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES