BANGLADESH, Jan. 16 -- The killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani is being celebrated across the Arab world by Muslims who were cruelly victimized by him in the service of Iran's imperialist ambitions. The Palestinians' fulsome praise for Soleimani and accompanying support for Iran are raising eyebrows across the Arab world.

The attack on the US embassy in Baghdad was the latest in an ongoing series of Iranian provocations in the region. An American drone was shot down in the Persian Gulf in October, and there have been attacks on Saudi oil fields and oil tankers near Oman.

The American response to these provocations took its time to arrive, but when it did, it was particularly harsh.

The targeted killing on January 3 of Quds F...