Tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply after the United States assassinated Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Soleimani was killed in a targeted drone strike in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on January 3. In response, on Wednesday Iran launched more than a dozen missiles at Iraqi air bases hosting United States and allied forces. No casualties have yet been reported.In early January, protestors in Baghdad stormed the US embassy.
Iran’s leader, Ali Khamenei, said Iran was now focused on the broader goal of expelling the United States from the region. “We just gave [the US] a slap in the face last night,” he said on Wednesday, speaking in the holy city of Qom. “But that is not equivalent to what they did. Military action like this is not sufficient. What is important is ending the corrupting presence of America in the region.
African countries will also be braced for potential violence if Iranian proxy organisations look to retaliate for the death of Soleimani.
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