Iran threatens to unleash ‘historic nightmare’ on US
Qassem Soleimani was a national hero in Iran, which says the US will suffer the consequences for his killing, and roiling international markets
Tehran — Iran said it is evaluating 13 possible ways to inflict a “historic nightmare” on the US for killing a powerful Iranian general, whose burial was postponed after dozens of mourners died in a stampede.
Qassem Soleimani’s exploits in conflicts from Syria to Yemen made him a national hero, and hundreds of thousands have turned out this week as his funeral procession stopped in various cities, first in Iraq, where he was killed in a drone strike, and later Iran. But the masses that met the cortège ahead of his burial overwhelmed his southeastern hometown, leaving 40 dead and 213 injured, state TV reported on Tuesday. The funeral was postponed indefinitely, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said...
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