These are an Iranian class of missile corvettes and bear the name of Qasem Soleimani, a prominent Iranian military officer, who was the commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force from 1998, until he was assassinated on 3 January 2020 by the United States in Baghdad,Iraq alongside Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

These ships are being built by various shipyards in Bushehr, Qeshm and Bandar Abbas and are operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy of Iran.

According to Iranian officials, these warship's have hulls that are made of aluminum instead of the regular steel which decreases their weight.

The Shahid Soleimani class of warship are all powered by four indigenously developed diesel engines which gives a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) and a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi).

[1] The warship also have aviation facilities, a helipad, and a crane under it which is used to launch and retrieve fast attack boats.