Claim: Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was part of the group that stormed the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 and took 52 hostages.
Fact-check: Was Qassem Soleimani One of the American Embassy Hostage-Takers?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Bethania Palma
Date published: 2020-01-13T17:38:43