Trump says strike on Qasem Soleimani was to stop war, not start one
US officials said 3,000 additional troops would be sent to the Middle East as a precaution after Trump ordered Soleimani’s killing.
New air strike on pro-Iran convoy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani funeral
The killing of Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiralling tensions between Iran and the US.
US citizens urged to leave Iraq immediately
US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land,” the embassy said in a statement.
Iran vows ‘severe revenge’ over general’s killing
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The Persian hashtag #harsh_vengeance has been trending since news of Gen Qasem Soleimani’s death was confirmed.
Who is Qasem Soleimani?
Where once he kept to the shadows, Qasem Soleimani has become an unlikely celebrity in Iran — replete with a huge following on Instagram.
Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general
killing of Soleimani is a dramatic escalation of tensions between US and Iran and comes after a pro-Iran mob laid siege to US embassy in Iraq.
Top Iran general Qasem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad
Qasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), was killed in a US strike in Baghdad.