“The world cannot afford another war in the Gulf.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Qassem Suleimani, who was killed in the strike. Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis: Iraqi killed in US strike was key militia figure Read more“He’s not there on vacation. A senior US official said Suleimani would be hard for Iran to replace and so killing him had helped to stop attacks. It makes it less likely,” the official said, adding: “Jesus, do we have to explain why we do these things?”Profile Who was Qassem Suleimani? Show Hide Qassem Suleimani, killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad, had become well known among Iranians and was sometimes discussed as a future president.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2020 15:34 UTC