Iran on Friday threatened to pursue by means of hard to respond with force after a U.s. air strike in Iraq, put an end to the life of an Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. Grootayatollah Ali Khamenei, has Soleimani’s vicecommandant until a successor is appointed.
In short, General Qassem Soleimani was considered to be the second most powerful man in Iran and the architect of the growing influence of that country in the Middle East and so on. Iran is threatening to retaliate. The tension between the US and Iran, and run for longer.
The American invasion, marks a dramatic escalation of the ‘cold war’ between Iran and the United States of america and U.s. allies in the region, such as Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Soleimani, was very popular in his own country, Iraq, where he helped to restore order after the rise of the Islamic State and the Iraqi army to be a wild trip back to force. He stood at the head of the Quds brigade, a special unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard corps.
“of All the enemies should know that the jihad of the resistance, will continue to be an additional motivation, and that the combatants in the holy war, the final victory will wait”, said Khamenei in a statement. In Iran, the countries and organizations in the region that are hostile to the US and Israel are often referred to as a “front line of resistance”.
Khamenei, the deputy commander of the Quds brigade, general Esmail Ghaani, to be the successor of Soleimani.
The Us secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said the attack was “legitimate,” and argued that the risks are enormous if the US does not take action against Iran had to be taken. “We’re not looking for a war with Iran, but we won’t be left behind to stay alone, if American lives are under threat,” he said.
the Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, it may take vengeance
“The ministry of Soleimani will make Iran more determined to resist the American uitbreidingsdrang, and to our islamic values, is to defend”, the Iranian president, Hassan Rohani, Friday, know. “In Iran, and other countries in the region and to the freedom to seek, they will, without a doubt, to take revenge.”
The prime minister of Iraq, Adel Abdul Mahdi, said in a response to the attack that the united states and the Iraqi sovereignty and the international agreements it has violated. He called on all parties involved to show restraint.
you can Also be one of the most influential shi’ite cleric in Iraq, ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, condemned the attack on the airport, as a “shameless violation of Iraq’s sovereignty”. He called on all parties to “a cautious and wise to the act.
the Video shows a burning car and an Iranian general, after the air raid, U.S., U.s. allies are wary after the attack,
in Israel, the other major enemy of Iran-the main ally of the US, its armed forces are in a heightened state of alert as a result of the American invasion. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting Greece to a halt.
European allies of the united states, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, and is said to have to worry about a further escalation of tensions.
The U.s. embassy and all the Americans in Iraq to leave the country. The Dutch Troops were given the same advice by the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs of France has advised its citizens on Friday to stay away from public gatherings and on the street to take pictures.
Experts say it is unlikely that Iran will be driving in an open conflict, because Iran’s armed forces are no match for Us. They consider that it is more likely that Iran’s influence in the region will be able to retaliate on a much smaller scale, for instance by pro-Iranian militias in countries such as Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
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