BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP ORDERS KILLING OF IRANIAN MILITARY LEADER
The Pentagon has just confirmed the successful elimination of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Qud Force, General Qasem Soleimani.
Soleimani was killed in a targeted airstrike at Baghdad airport early Friday morning. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iran-backed paramilitary force, was also killed along with at least 6 more unnamed individuals.
The Pentagon confirmed that the order came directly from Trump.
Soleimani is widely believed to be responsible for the incidents at the Baghdad US Embassy in the past days as we’ll as other anti-US incidents and attacks.
President Trump only tweeted a US flag after the attack
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020
Although reactions in the US were generally positive, some also voiced concerns that this attack will only escalate the tension in the region and could cause additional risks to US military and civilians in the region and other muslim countries.
Iran is calling the strike a terrorist attack and is pledging retaliation.
The price of oil has already risen 4 percent since the attack following fears of further instability.
By: J. Costa
