More on the attack against several key people incl. Soleimani, in the Iranian regime’s terror apparatus

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Items about the escalation of the US Iran conflict that played out in Baghdad

1. Tucker comments:

2. Hundreds of US troops deployed to Iraq

3. 700 head to Iraq

4. Video after strike on Iranian general

5. Also killed:

6. Iraqis seem pretty stoked about it all

https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/1212929541615816705

7. More reports on the death of this key Iranian military asset

Its been a busy day. Ill end this post here for the moment.

One suspects that the news over the next little while may be serious.

Thank you to all who have contributed. You know who you are.

 

 

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60 Replies to “More on the attack against several key people incl. Soleimani, in the Iranian regime’s terror apparatus”

    • Iraq: Protesters celebrate as head of Iran’s Quds force General Soleimani killed in US airstrike

      Protesters rallied in the streets of Baghdad to celebrate, hours after General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was reportedly killed during a US airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport, on Friday.

      Footage filmed in the early hours of Friday shows crowds gathering in the streets of the Iraqi capital to celebrate the attack, marching and waving Iraqi flags.

  2. Raman Ghavami
    @Raman_Ghavami ·
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    Nightmare for Khamenei:
    A/Power vacuum(Quds Forces)
    B/This power vacuum’d effect proxies as Soleimani was the only person/link running/linking them to IRI
    C/Losing most trusted foreign minister
    D/Crucial part of Khamenei’s strategy to respond to US Max Pressure Campaign is gone

    • Immediate aftermath of missile attack in Iraq that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Soleimani

      • TRUMP told Lindsay Graham a few days WHILE PLAYING GOLF!

        Four hellfire missiles and a severed hand: the killing of Qassem Soleimani
        Strike planned several days ago, with Trump telling close associate Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday, apparently while they played golf in Florida…

        Touching down at Baghdad international airport shortly after midnight Friday, Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was welcomed by an old friend, Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

        Also waiting to greet Soleimani, however, was an American MQ-9 Reaper drone loitering miles overhead.

        Upon disembarking from the plane that an Iraqi security official said arrived from either Syria or Lebanon, Soleimani and Mohammed Ridha, a senior figure in the Hashed Al-Shaabi paramilitary force, were whisked away from the airport in two cars.

        As the vehicles headed down the airport access road, the drone unleashed four hellfire missiles that obliterated the cars and those inside them.

        Surveillance footage aired on Iraqi television appeared to show the moment of the strike, in which a large explosion could be seen as one of the vehicles was apparently hit.

        MORE here with a good video clip:
        https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-hellfire-missiles-and-a-severed-hand-the-killing-of-qassem-soleimani/

  6. 1 – “USA: Iranian-Americans descend on Washington DC streets calling for a ‘free Iran'”
    Ruptly – June 22, 2019

  7. Iran: Protesters rally outside UN office in Tehran in response to US’ killing of Soleimani

    Protesters gathered outside the United Nations office in Tehran on Friday in denounce the assassination of Iran’s Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani.

    Footage shows demonstrators chanting slogans and moving closer to the UN office from across the street as security personnel stand guard outside.

    Soleimani was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport in the early hours of Friday morning, alongside Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi, the leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi).

    The Pentagon released a statement confirming the US had carried out the airstrike at the order of US President Donald Trump, calling it a “decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.”

    Iran’s Minister of Defense Amir Hatami has said that “A crushing revenge will be taken for Soleimani’s unjust assassination”.

  8. Iran Soleimani death: Huge protests in Iran after General killed in US strike

    Tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest at the killing of a Tehran’s most powerful military chief.

    Chanting “death to America” and carrying posters of General Qasem Soleimani, demonstrators marched through Iran’s capital condemning “US crimes”.

    The country’s leaders have vowed “harsh revenge” after Donald Trump ordered the fatal airstrike on the commander in Baghdad this morning.

    As tensions between the two countries escalate, funeral crowds have lined the streets to mourn the fallen general.

  9. ‘Sleepless Night’: Dems Worry After Trump Killing Of Iran Military Leader | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

    • ‘De facto state of war’: Mayor warns New Yorkers of ‘new reality’ after Soleimani killing

      New York mayor Bill de Blasio warned the city that attempted terrorist attacks may follow the US strike on Iranian commander Soleimani, anticipating never-before-seen threats would be unleashed – but told citizens not to panic.

  11. Iran: US “jubilation” for Soleimani assassination will become “mourning” – IRGC

    A spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US and Israeli “jubilation” for the killing of Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani would soon turn into “mourning,” while speaking to Iranian State TV in Tehran on Friday.

    “This temporary jubilation of Americans and Zionists will not take long to turn into mourning,” said IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif.

    Sharif also said the IRGC would enter “a new season” and that it would avenge Soleimani’s killing.

    After his statement, Sharif was seen crying and being comforted by an Iranian state TV presenter.

    Soleimani was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport in the early hours of Friday morning, along with Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi, also known as Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi), an organization with reportedly close ties to the Quds Force.

    The Pentagon released a statement confirming the US had carried out the airstrike at the order of US President Donald Trump, calling it a “decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.”

    Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed “harsh revenge” against the perpetrators of Soleimani’s death.

  12. Deutsche Pravda – How will Iran respond to US killing of Qassem Soleimani?

    Global powers are warning that the world has become a more dangerous place after a US airstrike on Iraq’s Baghdad airport killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared three days of national mourning for the general’s death.

    Soleimani was considered the architect of Tehran’s military operations in the Middle East.
    According to reports, US President Donald Trump ordered the attack. So who was Qassem Soleimani and how will Iran respond?

  13. Turkish Radio & Television – TRT – Iran’s Soleimani Killed: Saad al Muttalibi, Member of Baghdad Local Government

    • Turkish Radio & Television – TRT – Iran’s Soleimani Killed: Massoumeh Torfeh, London School of Economics and Political Science

      Massoumeh Torfeh, London School of Economics and Political Science weighs in
      General Qasem Soleimani and why was he so popular in Iran.

  14. Iran: Thousands rally in response to US assassination of Soleimani

    Thousands of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran, Kerman and Tabriz City following Friday prayers in response to news of the targeted assassination of Iran’s Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani.

    Soleimani was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport in the early hours of Friday morning, along with Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi, also known as Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi), an organization with reportedly close ties to the Quds Force.

    The Pentagon released a statement confirming the US had carried out the airstrike at the order of US President Donald Trump, calling it a “decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed “harsh revenge” against the perpetrators of Soleimani’s death.

  15. Iran: Soleimani”s hometown mourns his assassination

    Residents of Kerman, the birthplace of assassinated Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani, gathered to pay their respects to the slain general on Friday.

    Different residents condemned the US attack which took Soleimani’s life.

    “The US should know that today other Qassem Solemanis will be born,” one resident said.

    “The response to Qassem Soleimani’s killing will be much more than the [reponse] to the blood [of Iranian people previously shed] as he was the father of everyone,” added another resident.

    Soleimani was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport in the early hours of Friday morning, alongside Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi, the leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi).

    The Pentagon released a statement confirming the US had carried out the airstrike at the order of US President Donald Trump, calling it a “decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.” Iran’s Minister of Defense Amir Hatami has said that “A crushing revenge will be taken for Soleimani’s unjust assassination”.

  17. Iran: Foreign Minister Zarif denounces US killing of Soleimani

    Iranian Foreign Minsiter Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking in Tehran, on Friday, condemned the killing of Iran’s elite Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport.

    Zarif called the US’s attack as “state terrorism and violation of the sovereignty of Iraq”. He further added that “the blood of Qasem Soleimani will empower the tree of resistance and it will unite Iranian people more than before and it will weaken US’s policies in the region more than yesterday.”

  19. India: Kashmir”s Shia community vow “revenge” for Soleimani assassination

    “We will take revenge of their act so that they will bow down. And it is going to be a lesson for our future generations,” vowed one Islamic scholar. Another said America and Israel “will be destroyed very soon.”

  21. Ayatollah Khamenei Appoints Gen. Qa’ani as New Quds Force Chief

    […]In a decree on Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, appointed Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa’ani as the new commander of the IRGC Quds Force, hours after prominent Iranian commander Major General Soleimani was assassinated in an American attack in Iraq.

    In the decree, the Leader paid tribute to late General Soleimani, and appointed Brigadier General Qa’ani as the new IRGC Quds Force commander, whom he described as one of the most prominent military commanders during the Sacred Defense –the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in the 1980s- and who has served in the Quds Force for many years.

    “The plan of that force (IRGC Quds Force) is exactly the same plan under command of Martyr Soleimani,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in the decree, calling on the Quds Force servicemen to cooperate with General Qa’ani.

    Major General Soleimani, Deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and a number of their entourage were killed in a strike by American choppers near Baghdad International Airport in the early hours of Friday.

    https://ifpnews.com/ayatollah-khamenei-appoints-gen-qaani-as-new-quds-force-chief

    http://english.khamenei.ir/news/7271/Brigadier-General-Qa-ani-appointed-new-Commander-of-IRGC-Quds

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  22. MEMRI -Iranian TV Announcement on Soleimani Killing: He Met His Creator with Gratitude for Years of Jihad

    The anchor explained that Soleimani had “hastened to meet his Creator” with gratitude for “years of Jihad that were full of pride and honor.”

    He added that Soleimani had been “awarded martyrdom” along with PMU Deputy Commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis.

  23. Worshippers Burst into Tears When News Breaks of Soleimani Killing

    The worshippers burst into tears and chanted “death to America.”

    The preacher congratulated Soleimani for achieving what he had wished for and told the worshippers that Soleimani was an agent of unity between Sunnis and Shiites and between Muslims and Christians and Jews.

  24. Iran: US “will no longer find peace” says top cleric Khatami after Soleimani killing

    Tehran’s substitute Friday Prayer leader Ahmad Khatami said that the US “will no longer find peace” during his address in Tehran on Friday, following the US-led airstrike that killed the Iranian Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani.

    “We will take revenge, that will turn their day to a dark night,” said Khatami.

    Attendees of the Friday prayer were chanting slogans and crying while holding up pictures of Qasem Soleimani.

    Footage also shows protesters taking to the streets of Tehran to condemn the assassination of the slain general.

    Some demonstrators burned an Israeli and a UK flag, while another protester was seen holding up a torn US flag.

    One of the participants said he had a message for US President Donald Trump, adding “you murdered one person, we will murder hundreds of yours.”

    Soleimani was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport in the early hours of Friday morning, alongside Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi, the leader of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi).

    The Pentagon released a statement confirming the US had carried out the airstrike at the order of US President Donald Trump, calling it a “decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad.”

    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “severe revenge awaits the criminals” behind the attack.

  25. Analyst: Iran will ‘turn up the temperature’ on US

    Iran vows retaliation for a US airstrike that killed a top general and the US says it is sending more troops to the region as tensions soar.

    “It’s a declaration of war,” by the US says the Director of the Middle East Program at CSIS.