Iran’s state television is reporting that 10 people were killed in the U.S. airstrike Friday morning and five of them were members of the Revolutionary Guard.
The secretary of state did not say where or when the attack had been expected to take place. He told Fox that in the attack “there would have been many Muslims killed as well, Iraqis, people in other countries as well.” American experts say the legal justification for the killing of Soleimani is relatively straightforward under U.S. and international law. There is a well-established doctrine of “anticipatory self-defense” that has been used by Republican and Democratic presidents in recent decades, said Jeff Addicot, a law professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law in Texas.
Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, “is responsible for the death of American citizens and many other innocent people. He was planning more such attacks.” The minister of state for foreign affairs in the United Arab Emirates, which sits across the Persian Gulf from Iran, called for rational engagement and a “calm approach, free of emotion.” Anwar Gargash in a tweet added that the issues facing the region are in part due to a “lack of confidence” among the various stakeholders.
Germany currently has 130 soldiers in Iraq. Defense ministry spokeswoman Christina Routsi said the troops “will have a restriction ... no movement outside military facilities in Taji and Baghdad.”Germany has a long-standing warning against travel to most of Iraq. On Friday it said the situation in the Middle East has reached “a dangerous escalation point” with the killing of elite Quds Force chief Gen. Qassem Soleimani and vows of retaliation from Iran.
Meanwhile, U.S. embassies in the region are warning citizens to be aware of their surroundings. The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait says it will increase its security “out of an abundance of caution” but adds it is “not aware of specific, credible threats” against it.An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader is threatening U.S. troops in the Middle East and says “this is the time to clear the region from these insidious beasts.
Iran should strike back at any prominent US politicians anywhere in the world. If Solemani was a bad actor with blood on his hands, what about Pompeo, bolton Blair and Obama? Are they not not terrorists in the eyes of millions of people?
Iran was in Iraq to run terror ops...
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Rest in pieces.
Sweet!
Zigmanfreud My sympathy for the five non combatants
Good hit
Wholesale justice! Way to go realDonaldTrump
Why the hell were Iranian military in Iraq? Oh, right...perpetuating war against the US embassy
Starting off the year with a bang.
The U.S.A. had gained RESPECT unlike with that Obama loser we had!
Wait, we potentially started another war because they were planning something that may have killed 'tens if not hundreds of Americans'? Is it me, or is does that seem like drastic overreaction?
good may they rest in hell
Looks like the US just cause an unstable situation in the area. This is not going to be good at all especially those neighbor countries.
Good.
Killing over 600 US troops in Iraq and maimed thousands. GlobalTerrorism Soleimani
These guys are responsible for killing American soldiers for decades!
Today is a safer world
KABOOM!
Excellent
Pompeo claims this will make America safer while the Lyin King tweets out directive for Americans to leave Iraq. America your King lies his court lies & in one way or another it's for tRump's re-election benefit when will USA wake up tRump is the national security threat
Thoughts & Prayers to all families affected by this senseless, needless, reckless act of terror. May the People of Iran &all around the globe recognize War was not the answer in 2001 & is not the answer in 2020 Condolences to all suffering around our Earth.. May Peace find a way
It’s a start
You reap what you sow
Awesome!
Wonder if tRump made the decision to launch his attack on a golf course based on whether he made a putt or not. Nothing would be surprising.
Thank you realDonaldTrump. Same Lib policies over and over do nothing and allow more American and innocent Middle Eastern deaths. Nothing changes unless something changes. BetterOffWithTrump
Who cares what Iran thinks! Iran had a General in Iraq running covert operations that got 10 people killed, five of them were members of the Revolutionary Guard. Iran is at fault here. What is Iran doing in Iraq other than selling and buying black market and running operations?
Iran would retaliate, a lot will die, so the what is the gain?
15 more for the tactical nuke.
Luckily, Donald and his family will be completely safe from terrorist retaliation. We wouldn't them to suffer any inconvenience.
Oh well
Great excuse for WW3, or at least Iraq 3: a petty man's fight to avoid being held accountable for his crimes. He'd rather send thousands of Americans, and hundreds of thousands of others to their deaths.
It's just like 9/11 attack for Iran done by blackened terror.
Retaliation against Americans will be on Trump. An impeached President that provided no proof.
Who were the other 5?
Only 10 Revolutionary Guard members? I bet that more will follow! AmericaIsBack under new management! realDonaldTrump is no weak Obama!
Why are you not reporting that 1 of those assassinated was an Iraqi general. The Iraq government has confirmed that fact-
Thanks to Allah.. good news.
Thoughts and prayers
Nice shot.
Damn dude the most kills I've ever gotten with a cruise missile was 3 I really need to step up
Nice shot POTUS
My sense is, US didn’t know Soleiman was part of this convoy. It doesn’t add up. Last week, a Billion dollar worth most fortified US Embassy in history had been breached! But our people were told not to evacuate! A week later, all US personnel are told to leave! Doesn’t add up