The U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian commander at Baghdad’s airport in Iraq, Qassem Soleimani and has since caused a stir or according to Jason Brodsky, policy director of the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, an "earthquake that will have reverberations around the globe,".
It has attracted reactions across the world, with some for Trumps and many against the under fire American President who awaits trial at the senate in respect to calls for his impeachment. Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif reacted in a tweet that it was a “foolish escalation” and an “act of terrorism,” also threatening the US with “consequences.”
"Perhaps America’s action was a response to the pain that this great man had inflicted on them," Zarif said.
The killing will make Iran's people more united and “will also make U.S. policies more scandalous and less effective than before," he added.
An Iranian Twitter user compared the assassination of Soleimani to that of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, which is considered the most immediate cause of World War I. The tweet insinuates that this could be the beginning of another world war.
The outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi had called for an emergency session, saying the U.S. presence in Iraq is limited to training forces to fight terrorism. He described the attack that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani and the Iraqi officials a "violation" of conditions for the U.S. troop presence.
The death of Qassem has caused an uproar In Iraq, protesters have taken to Tahrir Square in Baghdad in response to the killing of Soleimani. Some of the protesters approve of it. One of them, Ahmed Jabar told AP the killing of Soleimani and another Iraqi militant closely allied with Iran, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis “will eliminate the corrupt parties which are destroying Iraq.”
Another protester said, he would prefer it if “America and Iran solve their problems outside of Iraq” since solving them within the country “will not serve our cause.”
In reaction, Donald Trump said the killing of Qaseem Soleimani was needed to stop the Iranians from attacking the USA citizens. The US president said he had acted to prevent a plot against America by General Qassim Soleimani, who he called a "sick monster"and "the number one terrorist anywhere in the world."
"we took action last night to stop a war, we didn't take action to start a war". He was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and personnel but we caught him in the act and terminated him"'
In a tweet, Donald Trump announced that the United States has spent two trillion Dollars on military equipment. He also boasted that America are by far the "biggest and best" in the world. He further warned that the United States will not hesitate to send some of the "brands new beautiful equipment" the Iranian's way if they attack American base or any American.
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