The president of Iran on Saturday vowed vengeance a day after his top general, Qassem Soleimani, was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq.
President Hassan Rouhani said that the US made a "grave mistake" and "will face consequences of this criminal act not only today, but also in the coming years,"
Rouhani visited with Soleimani's family in Tehran on Saturday, and was asked by the assassinated general's daughter "Who will take revenge for my father?"
Soleimani was the commander of the Quds Force, an elite branch of the Iranian military that works with militias in other territories like Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq to push a pro-Iran agenda. One of these Iran-backed militias had been blamed for a December 27 rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that resulted in the death of a US contractor and multiple US servicemen.
Soleimani was killed in an airstrike while leaving the Baghdad airport on Friday. Trump said he ordered the airstrike to prevent "imminent and sinister attacks."
However, the move has been met with controversy at home and abroad, with many expressing concerns about whether it was even lawful and fears about how Iran will respond.
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Soleimani was the commander of the Quds Force, an elite branch of the Iranian military that works with militias in other territories like Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq to push a pro-Iran agenda. One of these Iran-backed militias had been blamed for a December 27 rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that resulted in the death of a US contractor and multiple US servicemen.
Soleimani was killed in an airstrike while leaving the Baghdad airport on Friday. Trump said he ordered the airstrike to prevent "imminent and sinister attacks."
However, the move has been met with controversy at home and abroad, with many expressing concerns about whether it was even lawful and fears about how Iran will respond.
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