Iran vows to retaliate over the killing of its top military commander

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Friday that the targeted killing of Soleimani was 'extremely dangerous & a foolish escalation.'

Iran's top military commander Major-General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. military airstrike at Baghdad's international airport. The move was directed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Friday that the targeted killing of Soleimani was "extremely dangerous & a foolish escalation."Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed in a U.S. military airstrike at Baghdad's international airport. The move was directed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Pentagon said Thursday.

"Soleimani's martyrdom will make Iran more decisive to resist America's expansionism and to defend our Islamic values," said on state television," Rouhani said on state television, Reuters reported. "With no doubt, Iran and other freedom-seeking countries in the region will take his revenge."Analysts say the death of the Iranian commander, who is highly revered back home, will trigger a backlash from Iran.

on Iranian-backed militia in five locations in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. attacks reportedly killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the Kataeb Hezbollah.

 

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I like how this author can read the minds of the mullahs in Iran. He knows their thoughts better than they do.

Iran should stop terrorizing the 🌍 and join peace

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Dear Iran, The American people had nothing to do with this decision. It was all Trump and his cronies. Your beef is with them not us. JustSaying America

They vow it every day. good luck with that

What side are you guys on?

Iran can try but their funds are drying up

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1 Iranian Rial equals .000030 U.S. Dollar. Do they carry around wheel barrows of money or 1,000,000 - 100,000 Rial notes or is it all electronic banking with that poor of an exchange rate ?

It's time for regime change.

Do it. Or shut up.

'Striking Soleimani, the head of Iran's overseas military operations, is a significant attack on Iran's ability to direct proxy warfare and will be met with Iranian retaliation against the U.S.' Emily Hawthorne Involvement in proxy within third country securities structures.

Proportionate response for the embassy attacks. There, I fixed it for you. FakeNews

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