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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his angry tweets has vowed “severe revenge” after the United States killed the commander of the Islamic republic’s Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad on Friday.
“Martyrdom was the reward for his ceaseless efforts in all these years,” Khamenei said on his Farsi-language Twitter account in reference to Qassem Soleimani, also declaring three days of mourning. “With him gone, God willing, his work and his path will not be stopped, but severe revenge awaits the criminals who bloodied their foul hands with his blood and other martyrs’ in last night’s incident.”
His efforts & path won’t be stopped by his martyrdom, by God’s Power, rather a #SevereRevenge awaits the criminals who have stained their hands with his & the other martyrs’ blood last night. Martyr Soleimani is an Intl figure of Resistance & all such people will seek revenge. /3
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) January 3, 2020
All friends—& enemies—know that Jihad of Resistance will continue with more motivation & definite victory awaits the fighters on this blessed path. The loss of our dear General is bitter. The continuing fight & ultimate victory will be more bitter for the murderers & criminals./4
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) January 3, 2020
Meanwhile, according to a report by CNN- IBN , the US embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens in Iraq on Friday to “depart immediately”, for fear of fallout from a US strike that killed top Iranian commander of the Islamic republic’s Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad.
“US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land,” the embassy said in a statement. The US strike hit outside Baghdad airport early Friday but security sources told AFP it was still open to flights.
