In a statement published by Iranian state media, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the 'cruelest people on earth' assassinated the 'honorable' commander who 'courageously fought for years against the evils and bandits of the world.'
Kim HjelmgaardIran warned Friday that a"harsh retaliation is waiting" for the United States after top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was killed by the Pentagon in an airstrike.Khamenei said in a statement published by Iranian state media that the"cruelest people on earth" assassinated the"honorable" commander who"courageously fought for years against the evils and bandits of the world.
The Pentagon defended the targeting of Soleimani as a defensive action, saying that Soleimani had"orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months - including the attack on December 27th - culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel."What we know about the strike that killed Iran's Gen. Qasem Soleimani
Khamenei appointed Soleimani’s deputy, Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani as the new commander of the Revoluionary Guard’s Quds Force. Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry, said Beijing was"highly concerned" about Soleimani's killing and called for"calm and restraint."The European Union said"further escalation must be avoided at all costs."Germany ordered all its soldiers in Iraq not to leave their bases.
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