The United States confirmed on early Friday morning that it had assassinated the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force in Iraq. General Qasem Soleimani and a number of others were killed in a targeted strike by a US drone at Baghdad’s international airport. Soleimani had been the head of the Quds Force, which handles operations abroad, since 1998. According to the Pentagon, the General was killed “at the direction of the President [Donald J. Trump]”. The Pentagon added that the General had been “actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region”. “General Suleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more,” read a statement released by the Pentagon shortly after reports of the attack at Baghdad International Airport. “This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world.” Following the Pentagon’s statement, US President Donald Trump tweeted a photo of the…
