Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed “harsh retaliation” after the Trump-ordered assassination of military commander Qasem Soleimani
“His departure to God does not end his path or his mission,” Khamenei added in a statement calling for three days of mourning, “but a forceful revenge awaits the criminals who have his blood and the blood of the other martyrs last night on their hands.”
Soleimani’s assassination came days after Iran-backed protesters stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, an attack the Pentagon says was orchestrated by Soleimani, and less than a week after a rocket attack against an Iraqi base housing U.S. troops left one American contractor dead. The U.S. blamed the attack on an Iran-backed militia, and responded over the weekend by launching airstrikes against the group. Around 750 U.S.
The recent attacks from both sides represent the latest escalation in a series of provocations that have played out since Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear agreement signed by the Obama administration and several other world powers in 2015. Soleimani’s assassination on Friday is, by far, the most significant act of aggression by either side, and could be a tipping point into all-out war with a nation of 80 million boasting formidable military capabilities.
Trump doesn’t appear to understand the gravity of the situation. He responded to the news Thursday night by tweeting a low-resolution image of an American flag, which is now pinned to the top of his Twitter page.
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