On January 3 local time, the U.S. military attacked two Iranian related targets in Baghdad, Iraq, causing Qasim middot, commander of the "Holy City Brigade" subordinate to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard; Sulaimani was killed. The US Department of defense subsequently confirmed the attack and was personally ordered by US President trump. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets to mourn Sulaimani and protest to the United States. Others tore up and burned American flags.
According to Agence France Presse (AFP) and Al Jazeera, after the attack, Iran's supreme leader Khamenei announced to pay tribute to Sulaimani, called him a 'martyr', promised to carry out 'severe retaliation', and announced three days of mourning for Sulaimani.
Iranian President Rouhani said that Iran will be more determined to resist the United States, 'there is no doubt that Iran and other countries in the region seeking freedom will avenge him (Sulaimani)'. Iranian foreign minister Zarif denounced the US move as an "act of international terrorism".
Iran appointed esmel middot after Sulaimani was killed in the attack, Agence France Presse reported on the 3rd; Esmail qaani is the new chief of the Al Quds brigade.
Regarding the attack, the US Department of Defense said that trump approved the drone air strike against Sulaimani in Baghdad and said that the decision was to "prevent future attacks by Iran". US media believe that this has exacerbated tensions in Iraq and put the United States in an "offensive posture" in the region.
Agence France Presse reported that on the 3rd local time, the US embassy in Iraq issued a warning urging us citizens to "leave Iraq immediately". It is worth mentioning that keywords such as' World War III 'are also popular in foreign media search.
Early on the morning of the 3rd us time, US President trump tweeted, "Iran has never won a war, but it has not lost a negotiation!"
Qasim & middot; Sulaimani, major general of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard and senior military adviser and policy adviser to supreme leader Khamenei, was once the commander of the 'Holy City Brigade' of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. He is mainly responsible for reviewing Iran's training and support for all anti Israeli forces, controlling the delivery of military materials to Syria, and integrating military, diplomatic, intelligence and other powers. He once commanded the anti US battle in Iraq and was suspected of sending people to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. His actions affect the situation in the Middle East and are known as Iran's' spy King '.
In addition to Sulaimani, the US military attack also led to Abu middot, deputy commander of the Iraqi Shiite militia group 'people's mobilization organization'; Mahdi & middot; Muhandis died. " A spokesman for the people's mobilization organization said on the 3rd that the United States and Israel should be responsible for this. Source: overseas network