IRGC commander unveils details of US message to Iran after assassination of Gen. Soleimani
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps deputy commander for coordination, Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, said that the US has asked Iran…
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US assassinated Soleimani while he was guest of Iraqi govt.: Iran’s judiciary
Press TV – Iran’s Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili says the US assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani is a flagrant violation of international law…
Iraqi parliament speaker condemns US air strike: statement
Reuters – Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi condemned on Friday a U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed Iran’s most powerful…
Corbyn: Assassination of Soleimani “extremely serious and dangerous escalation of conflict in the Middle East”
Press TV – Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, on Friday, condemned the move by the US, saying: “The US assassination of Iranian general…
Russian foreign minister stresses that Soleimani’s assassinating violates international law
TASS – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed that the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani violates…
Iranians march on UN office in Tehran to denounce US assassination of Soleimani
Press TV – Protesters gathered outside the United Nations office in Tehran on Friday to denounce the assassination of Iran’s Quds Force…
Putin, Macron express concern over death of Iranian general Soleimani
TASS – Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron have expressed concern over the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds…
FM Zarif, UN chief hold phone talks over Gen. Soleimani’s assassination
Iran Front Page – Iran’s foreign minister has talked over the phone with the United Nations secretary general over the US assassination…
Iran tells UN it reserves right to self-defense over Soleimani assassinating
Reuters – Iran told the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday that it reserves its right to self-defense…
Rouhani: Iran will certainly retaliate assassination of Gen. Soleimani
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic will certainly take revenge for the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force…
Iran summons Swiss envoy again to answer US message: state media
Reuters – Iran summoned a Swiss envoy for a second time on Friday to deliver its answer to a U.S. message, Iranian…
In general’s home, Ayatollah Khamenei offers condolences to Soleimani family
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has visited the home of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the…
Ayatollah Sistani says US violated Iraqi sovereignty by targeting Soleimani
IRNA – Iraq’s Grand Cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani said in a statement that US violated Iraqi national sovereignty by targeting Iranian commander…
Huge crowds of Iraqi mourners join Gen. Soleimani’s funeral procession
Press TV – Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis chanting “Death to America” have joined the funeral procession for Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and…
Soleimani assassination tantamount to war on Iran: UN ambassador
Press TV – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the United States’ recent assassination of the Islamic Republic’s senior commander Lieutenant…
Photos: Iranians hold rallies to mourn for Gen. Soleimani assassinated by US
Tasnim | Morteza Salehi, Hossein Tahavori, Mehdi Pedramkhoo, Nima Najafzadeh, Amir Hossein Nazari & Reza Adeli: Iranians shouting “death to America” took…
Who was General Qassem Soleimani?
Press TV – Major General Qassem Soleimani, whose assassination by the US was confirmed earlier on Friday, had played a major role…
Democrats alarmed by ‘massive escalation’ with Iran, lack of consultation with Congress
The Hill – Congressional Democrats are raising alarm over the lack of consultation from the Trump administration ahead of a deadly military…
Nasrallah: US not to achieve its goals by assassinating Gen Soleimani
IRNA – Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said the US criminals will not be able to achieve…
Americans will no longer find peace around the world: Ayatollah Khatami
MNA – Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami warned the United States of the consequences of assassinating Iran’s General…
Iraqi PM warns of devastating war, Sadr orders forces to be ready
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has condemned US assassination of IRGC Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani, warning of…
Donald Trump’s assassination of Qassem Soleimani will come back to haunt him
The Guardian | Mohammad Ali Shabani: The Quds force leader had the status of national hero even among secular Iranians. His death…
Killing of Iranian general marks huge gamble by Trump
Los Angeles Times | Tracy Wilkinson, Melissa Etehad, Chris Megerian: In ordering the killing of Gen. Qassem Suleimani, one of Iran’s highest-ranking…
Iran Leader vows ‘harsh revenge’ following assassination of Gen. Soleimani
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says those who assassinated IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani must…
Commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Iraq’s PMU deputy head assassinated in US strike
Press TV – Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahdi…
Efforts underway for transferring bodies of martyrs to Iran: envoy
MNA – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi said that 10 people along with IRGC’s Quds Brigade Gen. Ghasem Soleimani and Abu…
Soleimani was Iran’s celebrity soldier, spearhead in Middle East
Reuters | Babak Dehghanpisheh: Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, helped Iran fight…
Iran’s top security body to discuss ‘criminal’ attack that killed Soleimani: spokesman
Reuters – Iran’s top security body will meet on Friday to discuss the “criminal” attack that killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, its…
Iran’s Foreign Minister condemns assassination of General Soleimani
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly condemned the assassination of Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds…
Iran, regional nations to take revenge for General Soleimani’s assassination: Rouhani
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned the US that Iran and other regional nations will exact revenge for the assassination of…
IRGC condemns US attack on Iraq’s PMF
IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Monday strongly condemned the US attack on Iraqi Popular Mobilization…
‘Strikes successful, other options discussed’: Esper & Pompeo brief Trump on ‘anti-Iran’ raids in Iraq & Syria
RT – Top national security advisers told President Donald Trump that the air raids against Shia militias in Iraq and Syria were…
Iran strongly rejects any role in attacks against US forces
MNA – Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei condemned the US aggression against Iraqi forces on Sunday while rejecting Washington’s claims on Iran.…
Top Iraq militia chief warns of tough response to US air strikes
Reuters – A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against U.S. forces in Iraq following air strikes in Iraq…
Iran raps US airstrikes on Iraq as act of terrorism
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi vehemently condemned the US’ airstrikes on the positions of the Popular Mobilization Units…
US strikes Kataib Hezbollah HQ in Iraq, Syria
RT – US airstrikes have pounded three Kataib Hezbollah military facilities near the town of Qaim, Iraq, as well as two targets…