Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani condemned a U.S. air strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and called on all parties to practice restraint
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “maximum restraint”, saying he was deeply concerned by the rise in tensions in the Middle East.
He called for three days of national mourning and appointed Soleimani’s deputy, Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, to replace him as Quds Force head.“President Trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox,” said former Vice President Joe Biden, a contender in this year’s U.S. presidential election.
Over two decades he was at the forefront of projecting the Islamic Republic’s military influence across the Middle East, acquiring celebrity status at home and abroad. “Heroes never die. It cannot be true. Qassem Soleimani will always be alive,” said Mohammad Reza Seraj, a teacher. Russia’s Ministry of Defence called the killing a “short-sighted” step that would lead to escalations in the region.The slain commander’s Quds Force, along with paramilitary proxies from Lebanon’s Hezbollah to Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces grouping of Iran-backed militias - battle-hardened militias armed with missiles - has ample means to respond.
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