Soleimani oversaw the Quds Force operatives who plotted the assassination of the [[Saudi Arabia]]n Ambassador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, in the [[United States]] in 2011. Solemeini was designated in May 2011 pursuant to [[Obama administration]] Executive Order 13572, targeting [[human rights]] abuses in [[Syria]], for his role as the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force, the primary conduit for Iran's support to the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID).<ref>http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1181.aspx </ref> | Soleimani oversaw the Quds Force operatives who plotted the assassination of the [[Saudi Arabia]]n Ambassador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, in the [[United States]] in 2011. Solemeini was designated in May 2011 pursuant to [[Obama administration]] Executive Order 13572, targeting [[human rights]] abuses in [[Syria]], for his role as the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force, the primary conduit for Iran's support to the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID).<ref>http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1181.aspx </ref> |