Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei appoints Qasem Soleimani's deputy as head of Quds Force after US assassination of IRGC commander. For latest updates:
President Trump ordered Qasem Soleimani's"killing" after a pro-Iran mob laid siege to the US embassy in Baghdad, the Pentagon said. Hashd al Shaabi deputy chief Abu Mahdi al Muhandis was also killed in the strike.
"Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, the US Embassy urges American citizens to heed the January 2020 Travel Advisory and depart Iraq immediately. US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land," it said in a statement.Iran and the "free nations of the region" will take revenge on the US for killing Soleimani, President Hasan Rouhani said.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the US strike as "extremely dangerous and a foolish escalation." "A lot of the focus is on what is the price that the US is gonna pay and how Iran will retaliate against the US," said Fanar Haddad of the Singapore University's Middle East Institute.US Congress not informed of Iraq strike
Ties between the US and Iran have deteriorated since Washington pulled out of the landmark nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018.Oil prices soared following Friday's attack, with Brent surging 4.4 percent to $69.16 and WTI jumping 4.3 percent to 63.84. Iraqi officials have warned in recent months that their country could be used as an arena for score-settling between Iran and the US.The Hashd al Shaadi is an Iraqi paramilitary force with close ties to Iran. It is also known as the Popular Mobilisation Units.
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