Death Of General Qassem Soleimani -- News Updates January 3, 2020

Daily Mail: Trump boasts Soleimani 'should've been taken out years ago' as he blames Iranian terror general killed in US drone strike for 'millions' of deaths and claims Iranians 'hated and feared' him too

* Donald Trump issued his first words on the killing of Qassem Soleimani
* He claimed Iranian general was plotting to kill Americans
* 'He should have been taken out many years ago!,’ the president tweeted Friday morning
* Qassem Soleimani, Iran's highest ranking general, was killed early Friday at Baghdad International Airport
* US drone missiles obliterated vehicles carrying Soleimani and his entourage of Iraqi Shiite militiamen
* Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said 'Jihad of Resistance will continue with more motivation'
* President Hassan Rouhani vowed that Soleimani would be avenged by Iran and the 'free nations of the region'
* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNN Friday morning there was a threat of 'imminent' attack in the region
* The Pentagon says the strike was necessary to save American lives and deterring future attacks
* Militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who helped besiege the US embassy Tuesday, was among the dead
* Thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Soleimani's hometown in Kerman, while tens of thousands poured onto the streets of Tehran, chanting 'Death to America' and torching the Stars and Stripes

Donald Trump issued his first words on the killing of Qassem Soleimani, claiming the Iranian general killed thousands of Americans and should have been 'taken out many years ago.'

‘General Qassem Soleimani has killed or badly wounded thousands of Americans over an extended period of time, and was plotting to kill many more...but got caught! He was directly and indirectly responsible for the death of millions of people, including the recent large number of PROTESTERS killed in Iran itself,’ the president tweeted Friday morning.

‘While Iran will never be able to properly admit it, Soleimani was both hated and feared within the country. They are not nearly as saddened as the leaders will let the outside world believe. He should have been taken out many years ago!,’ he added.

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Death Of General Qassem Soleimani -- News Updates January 3, 2020

US kills Iran’s most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike -- AP
US kills Iran general Qassem Suleimani in strike ordered by Trump -- The Guardian
Qasem Soleimani: US kills top Iranian general in Baghdad air strike -- BBC
US kills top Iranian General Soleimani in Baghdad airstrike -- DW
Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Quds Force, killed in US air strike on Baghdad airport -- ABC News Online
Iran's Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport -- Al Jazeera
The moment drone strike blew up Qassem Soleimani, two Iranian Revolutionary Guard GENERALS, a colonel and six others in Baghdad as Supreme Leader promises 'jihad' against America amid fears of 'devastating war' -- Daily Mail
Trump-ordered air strike kills Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani -- France 24
Tensions soar as Iran vows to respond for Soleimani killing -- AP
Pompeo, Iraqi parliament speaker agree on need to lower tensions: U.S. State Dept -- Reuters
No current, credible threats against U.S. homeland: DHS -- Reuters
U.S. oil workers leave Iraq after air strike on Iranian leader -- Reuters
US State Dept tells Americans to leave Iraq ‘immediately’ after assassination of Soleimani -- RT
Iraqi parliament to hold extraordinary session on Sunday: statement -- Reuters
U.S. senators likely to be briefed on Soleimani operation next week: McConnell -- Reuters