US says killing of Iran general needed due to ‘imminent attack’
The attack, authorised by Donald Trump, was undertaken on ‘an intelligence-based assessment’ according to the US secretary of state
03 January 2020 - 16:34
Baghdad — Iran promised harsh revenge on Friday after a US air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its growing military influence in the Middle East.
Soleimani was regarded as the second most powerful figure in Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
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