Soleimani: Reactions trail US assassination of Iran top general

Reactions have continued to trail the killing of Iran’s most powerful military commander, general Qasem Soleimani.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned the killing of general Soleiman, saying severe revenge awaits the criminals behind the attack.

He also announced three days of national mourning.

Also, Syria strongly condemned what it described as the treacherous, criminal American aggression that led to the killing of Iranian major-general Qassem Soleimani.

Russia’s foreign ministry has said it views the murder of Soleimani by a US strike as a reckless step that will lead to a rise in tension in the whole region.

US democratic presidential frontrunner and former vice president Joe Biden described the attack as a hugely escalatory move in an already dangerous region

He said president Donald Trump had tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox.

Meanwhile, the US embassy in Baghdad has urged citizens to depart Iraq immediately following the strike.