Iran’s National Security Council has been called to an emergency meeting following the Thursday evening US attack on the Baghdad International Airport, which killed a number of people, including Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force.
The council is likely to be debating a response as US officials both tout the attack and threaten further action. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was deeply critical of the US attack, saying it was a “foolish escalation” and that the “US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.”
Mohsen Rezaei, a leader in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as well as the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, also issued a statement vowing “vigorous revenge against America” for Soleimani’s death.
President Hassan Rouhani’s office issued a statement saying that the killing crossed a “red line.” He added the US now faces dangerous consequences.
Soleimani’s esteem within Iran cannot be understated. He was considered a close confident to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the top ranking Iranian military official. His long history in military service has seen him celebrated within Iranian government, and credited as one of the top leaders against ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Jabhat al-Nusra.
If the Mullahs don’t act, they will be eaten alive by their own people at home. U.S. has placed a bait for Iran to strike and give U.S the opportunity.
But then what will the Rabbis do? Or the Bishops?
Can you change your picture please ? It is easy to dismiss your argument by just focussing on the picture .
Done. What’s your excuse?
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Iran isn’t stupid enough to attack the US directly. But a full blown proxy-war in Iraq is inevitable.
How long before Iran’s friends in the region respond violently whether or not Iran’s leadership asked them to, the Trump admin says once again we know for sure Iran did it even though we don’t, and the US starts bombing inside Iran? There will be not much proxy about that.
The US has already started bombing inside Iran.
Iran cannot risk a direct confrontation, so they’ll stick to proxy fighters for now. And seeing the Taliban’s success, that’s not a bad strategy.
The US has just as much to lose from a direct confrontation, we’re just crazy enough to roll the dice without regard for what’s at stake.
We have a President who thinks he is the “chosen one”, has never had to pay for his mistakes, and is in a bad mood because at least half of the American people want him out of office. He is being stroked and used by the master manipulator Netanyahu who has personal issues of his own. What a mess, the American people have to be made aware of the catastrophe that could soon happen if the congress doesn’t some how take control of this madman who now has a taste for blood and thinks he can do no wrong.