ramin, he was reviled in the u.s. where he is accused of having american soldiers' blood on his hands but as you point out, qasem soleimani revered by many in iran, the supreme leader himself, for years, referring to soleimani as a living martyr, why? >> reporter: because he is revered here among the middle class, second part of society even, because he, as a hero, fought the isis in the regions. and that is a main concern total middle class here. because unwanted consequences of this assassination may be resurgence and re-emergence, i mean, emerging of da'esh in iraq and syria again. so, he is hero, because he has fault with da'esh and now he's among the secular society, let alone the conservatives and grassroots who are admiring him as a hero, adoring him as a martyr. becky. >> ramin is in tehran for you. cnn's oren liebermann also joining me. you are at the israel/lebanese border, a potential flash point in any iranian response, what chance at this point? >> reporter: at this point, that chance seems very low of re

ramin, thank you. on the revenge, imminent tles, secretary of state pompeo says soleimani were planning attacks against american personnel in facilities in lebanon, iraq, syria and beyond. tom foreman is in washington, d.c. explain to us more about this part of the world and exactly who is friends with who? tom, the floor's yours. >> no question, brooke, iran has allies of various sorts in yemen, iraq, syria, lebanon, other places as well where they can certainly call on people to initiate action. initiate against what? obviously seen iran put pressure on the street here in hormuz. a great place for oil supplies. the attacks happen and saudi oil fields as well between iran directly and other forces possibly exerting themselves, that also is an area in which they can reserve latch their own pow around the power of other forces nearby to help them when and if they decide to strike back. the u.s. has allies here as well. saudi arabia, qatar, and so on. others who can help promote u.s. interests but it inc

i want to go now to tehran, and speak with ramin, who is there. and some people are seeing this as a measured response, that iran made its point. sent a message, and wants this to end. what is your sense? >> the high-ranking officials say it was a proportionate operation. tit for tat. from their perspective, there's no motivation to go further. but the general, the head of armed staff, said that if america tries to go further and do something wickedness, then there will be more of a crushing response to that. at this moment, they are trying to make sure there will be no more reciprocity. that's the last one according to them. it was a harsh response, let's announce it, it's the end of the game. so in this part of the world, at least in tehran, we don't hear anything like bellicose rhetoric anymore. they just want to jubilate this what they call a victory. their own harsh response to the american wickedness, as they say. that's it, michael. >> and they say if the u.s. responds to this, they will respond as well. thank you. nick robertson, in riyadh

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he is live in iran in the capital, tehran, and it's good to have you with us, ramin. first, we've heard reaction from iran's supreme leader vowing revenge. we've heard iran's foreign minister saying the u.s. bears responsibility for all consequences. what more are you hearing from officials there about what happened in neighboring iraq? >> reporter: the officials, including supreme leader, are giving some sort of lip service to this incident, commemorating and admiring what they call matter qassim soleimani and his colleagues and cansonompanions. i talked to some analysts. they are not so pessimistic and suppose that although we are in unchartered water, we can expect in a few months light at the end of the tunnel. they argue this very announcement of three days morning service nationwide in iran by the supreme leader means he and his officials are putting top priority not for tit for tat policy in the region or taking revenge immediately. they just put priority of martyrdom commemorations and mourning and lamenting. it means that it can provide a sort of, i mean, opp

ramin, many thanks to you. joining us live from tehran. >>> another story we are watching closely. the ukrainian embassy in iran is ruling out a terror attack as the cause of a plane crash. all 176 passengers and crew aboard the flight were killed when the boeing 737 went down, minutes after it took off from tehran's international airport early wednesday. emergency crews are at the crash site, where charred pieces of the plane are strewn across the ground. cnn aviation correspondent richard quest joins me now from beirut in lebanon. and matthew chance is with us from moscow. richard, i want to start with you. what's the latest information you have on the plane crash? and what do you think of the possible causes behind it? >> reporter: so far, all we know, is that the pilot did not manage to get a mayday out. but there were technical difficulties. the plane was two or three minutes in the night. it was 700 or so feet. and for some reason, it fell out of the sky. and the pictures that you're seeing this morning, of extreme debris, violent fire. that's what you would expect for a plan

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ramin is in tehran. thank you. we see the first images of soleimani's casket in baghdad. we expect to see more outpouring of support on the streets of baghdad for those killed in a u.s. air strike. the images out of iraq today. we are looking at images from baghdad. we will see images from kaaba and najaf. and funeral services across the weekend into next week in iran. our breaking news coverage continues in a moment, as these huge crowds gather for a funeral procession in baghdad. i must admit. i had a few good tricks to help hide my bladder leak pad. like the old "tunic tug". you know it, right? but i don't have to, with always discreet. i couldn't believe the difference. it's less bulky. and it really protects. watch this. the super absorbent core turns liquid and odor to gel, and locks it away. so i have nothing to hide. always discreet. for bladder leaks. ♪ think you need to pay prestige prices for better skin results? try olay regenerist. the rich, hydrating cream is formulated with vitamin b3 and peptides to plump skin cells, brighten, and visibly smooth wrinkles.

ramin, thanks so much. >>> now to bay root and cnn's international editor nick paton walsh. there are signs they could be stepping back from the brink and will know more in a few hours from now. what's the view on that particular aspect of this from the region and, of course, on the retaliatory strikes launched by iran? >> well, i mean to be honest it's difficult to see how iran could have realistically thought this would cause a substantial number of u.s. casualties. the time of night in which the attacks were launched where there is minimal activity in the dead of night on bases like this, yes, these are not pinpoint missiles so there was a degree of gamble as to how many americans may have been killed but wide areas of these bases often encompass and small parts would be where you have troops and personnel sleeping at night, often behind concrete barriers purposely designed to be sure an attack like this happened without early warning could minimize casualties but appears the high-tech missile systems on high alert appear to have given the american steer that this was inc

cnn journalist ramin is in iran. ramin, can you just give us a sense of what the situation is like right now in tehran. >> reporter: from saturday morning until now, almost every single town and city in iran is mourning, involved in mourning service to commemorate what they call the destruction of qasem soleimani. now we have paid a visit to soleimani's home to say condolences and we sympathize with your family. soleimani's path will be followed by more, so iranian is wrapped up in the cloths of their mourning and then toget r together. middle class is worried remembered, and they are thinki thinking catching american interest by surprise. it's a matter of when the retaliation comes. >> yeah, when, not if. ramin, thank you so much, i very much appreciate that report out of tehran. sto >>> president trump's order of a drone removing the top iranian leader could have them retaliating. this happens while he's at mar-a-lago. what else do you know? >> reporter: we just got some guidance that the president will make a stat