a funeral procession for qasem suleimani in baghdad.espised by many, but a martyr to others. crowds shout, "death to america," and, "america is the enemy of god." 0thers waved flags belonging to militia groups backed by iran. the military commander was killed in a us air strike on thursday in the iraqi capital. suleimani was one of the most powerful men in iran, arguably second only to the supreme leader. he helped prop up the syrian regime, fought the islamic state group and effectively led militia groups in iraq. the iranian president visits suleimani's family, a sign of the general‘s status in the country. he tells them the americans made a mistake, a strategic mistake. they will see that more difficult days are awaiting them. suleimani's body will be taken back to iran for the funeral and days of mourning. officials will want to show the world how much he mattered, it's expected the supreme leader will lead the funeral prayers. he was planning a very major attack and we got him. the man who ordered the air strike, president trump, w

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initially, iraqis were quite happy that qasem suleimani is no more.ly he was involved in the killing, or in orchestrating the killing, or in orchestrating the killing of the demonstrators from october the ist until recently. and his absence from the scene came as a relief in the first hours, when the news broke out. but afterwards, iraqis are quickly realised that this could mean that their country could become a battle ground for the united states and iran, and this will only bring destruction and more instability to iraq, and empower and embolden the pro—iranian malicious who are rejected, hit with these scripted demonstrations are against them are precisely. -- the pro—iranian malicious. just looking at these scenes, it looks as if there was a lot of outputting and support. are you saying that the feeling is very different within the country? first of all, there are certain shots, video shots, of the funeral that short large numbers of people. it was highly organised, highly orchestrated, and it did not seem a spontaneous. highly orchestrated, and

when we come back, iran has promised to respond to the killing of qasem suleimani. what could be their next target? what do we have in the region at risk? arget? what do we have in the region at risk uleimani. i'm steve me rule. we are continuing our coverage of breaking news out of the middle east. general qasem soleimani, iran's top intelligence commander who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of americans over the last 20 years. this morning the big question on the minds of millions of americans who are waking up to this news, what now? what does it mean us to? courtney joins me now from the pentagon. courtney, we are waiting to see iran's next move, but what do we know about the united states' next steps in the region? >> right now the u.s. military and intelligence are scouring various threat streams. this is the way they gather intelligence to see where iran or iranian proxies may be looking to lash out. they're focusing on three main things. number one, u.s. military installations in diplomatic posts overseas in the region and beyond, are they strengt

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. >>> norah o'donnell with talk ee his first network tv interview since the killing of qasem suleimani. you can see the exclusive interview tonight on the "cbs evening news." >>> breaking news out of puerto rico where a new earthquake struck just this morning. it had a magnitude 6.6. it hit just south of the town of indios. the country's utility says power is out on the whole land. it comes one day after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the country. yesterday's earthquake unleashed small landslides, caused power outages, and damaged homes. no injuries were reported. a string of small earthquakes followed. >>> on capitol hill now, the house reconvenes today in the battle over president trump's impeachment trial continues. john bolton, a key figure in ths llnow oeblic-led senate. up until now, president trump's former national security adviser has complied with a white house directive not to cooperate with the inquiry. nancy cordes has details. h fm key wiess.s a major change ambassador john bolton was a no-show during the house impeachment inquiry but now says he is willing to reject a

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general qasem suleimani was killed in an american drone strike in baghdad on thursday. revenge for his death. tonight rockets have been fired in the iraqi capital, including near the american embassy. no casualties have been reported. here's our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. they came in their thousands to honour qasem soleimani and they called him a hero. to many more in iraq and beyond, he was the region's principal villain. familiar chants rang out, "death to america, death to israel". he served his iranian masters well. its regime has cast him as a proud shia martyr. in death, he has been elevated to the rank of lieutenant general. in iran there were more anti—western protests. president rouhani visited his family and again warned of harsh revenge for the assassination of the general. he said, the americans are not aware of the big mistake they made. they will face the consequences of their crime, not only today, but also in the coming years. president donald trump gave the assassination order. he is facing re—election. he was planning a very major

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iraqi capitaljust hours after thousands joined funeral processions for the remaining general qasem suleimani. australia suffers one of the worst bushfire days of the season as temperatures nudge 50 celsius hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has warned iran that the us has 52 potential iranian targets lined up — should tehran attack any of its citizens or assets in response to the killing of its general qasem soleimani in iraq. meanwhile us—led coalition forces in iraq have confirmed that two rocket attacks have taken place near bases housing us troops in baghdad. it happened after the funeral procession for general soleimani took place. iranian officials have promised what they've described as "severe revenge" for his death. quentin sommerville reports. they came in their thousands to honour qasem soleimani and they called him a hero. to many more in iraq and beyond, he was the region's principal villain. familiar chants rang out, "death to america, death to israel". he served his iranian masters well. its regime has cast him as a proud shia martyr. in death, he has been elevated

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a senior official told cnn the response to the death of qasem suleimani would be military. what does this mean for the american presence in the region? we have more live from baghdad. >> reporter: christine, u.s. forces across the region are on high alert. air defenses have been activated across the middle east. a military official here telling us that in the hours following that iranian attack, u.s. and iraqi forces were patrolling outside their bases. also drones and attack helicopters flying overhead over these bases housing u.s. forces here in baghdad. our team saw an ac-130 gunship flying over central baghdad. that, of course, includes the green zone. and while the iranians have said that they've concluded their retaliation, still everyone is on high alert. they're not only concerned about military targets, military installations, we have seen the u.s. embassy in oman, jordan, in an unusual rare security alert, warning, telling u.s. citizens to keep a low profile. and out of an abundance of caution telling u.s. employees in jordan to try and avoid leaving their homes t

is prepared to attack iran if iran attacks back and retaliates for this killing of the general qasem suleimani. that is unmistakable in what the president said. i will say a couple of things stood out to me. one is when it comes to the notion that the iranians were on the verge of this imminent attack, the president did say at one point, well, we had tremendous information. he called it tremendous information that we were dealing with before carrying out this targeted killing of the general. he also sort of cast the strike on suleimani in retaliatory terms, essentially saying, well, we went after suleimani because of other things he had done previously. he was trying to have it both ways in that regard. the other thing that i think we made it to point out, the president does not backtrack. this president does not backtrack, walk back statements very much. he definitely did that in his remarks in the oval office with the greek prime minister just a few minutes ago when he was asked about his previous threats to go after cultural sites in iran. the president seemed to walk that back and say, wel

the killing of qasem suleimani will have consequences for the middle east, and also inside iran, especiallythe government. rana rahimpour from bbc persian explains. it's interesting that people in iran are very divided about the assassination of qasem soleimani, some say that how did the americans kill our iranian commander, no matter what problems we have in this country, he was a patriot, he was killed because he was defending our borders but there are others who say no he was a figurehead for iran's expansionist policies in the region and this is that price he had to pay forfollowing his policies. the number of people who have taken part in the funeral is unexpectedly high. so many observers are surprised that a number of people who have taken part because it includes opposition figures and people who have been opponents of the authorities in iran and this is only eight weeks after widespread protests in the country that was violently cracked down according to reuters, 1500 people have been killed and still thousands of people are in prison. but, still many people joined the funeral but

stampede at least 35 people have been killed in a stampede at the funeral of the iranian general qasem suleimanin a0 were injured. huge crowds lined the streets of cities around the country over the weekend to mourn the iranian general killed in a us air strike in iraq. he is being laid to rest in his hometown of kerman today, following a four day funeral procession. soleimani's death has sparked concerns of wider conflict, amid rising tensions between america and iran. the us has said it won't pull its troops out of iraq. mps are expected to discuss the situation in the middle east when the commons resumes sitting this afternoon following the christmas break. this morning boris johnson is holding a cabinet meeting in number 10 downing street and the national security council is expected to meet after that to discuss the government's response to developments in iraq. the shadow business secretary, rebecca long—bailey, has become the sixth candidate in the race to become the next labour leader. she said the party needed a proud socialist to succeed jeremy corbyn and stay true to his radical visio

qasem suleimani was an iranian general and part of the revolutionary guard.ne of the most powerful figures and his death could mark a dramatic escalation in the standoff between the united states and iran. suleimani was directing forces and working alongside militia groups in iraq, syria, lebanon and yemen. he worked hand in hand with ayatollah khamanei and orchestrated the vast majority of iran's foreign policy operations. in a statement the state department said he had approved this week's attacks on the u.s. embassy and was actively plotting more attacks when he was killed. secretary mark esper also blamed suleimani for deaths of hundreds of americans and coalition service members. suleimani was not just a military leader. he was hugely popular in iran and around the region. the general was described as, quote, a cult figure in his own country, someone who had been a natural front-runner for president if he had decided to

we have seen it with the destabilising activity that qasem suleimani was responsible for. is something the french president has made clear, it is something certainly this government support. the skating detentions and seeking long—term diplomatic resolution of all the outstanding issues. he mentioned jc pla. iran is systematically failed to comply. we are systematically failed to comply. we a re clear systematically failed to comply. we are clear that we do still support it. we have not signed up for the doctrine of maximum pressure. at the same time, the jc doctrine of maximum pressure. at the same time, thejc poa has been left a shell of an agreement because of systematic steps by iran taking it out of compliance. for it to be made to work, iran must make a choice that it wants to come back to compliance and for the diplomatic negotiating table. he asked about the conversations we have had with our partners. i‘ve spoken to the foreign minister is a reef. i was in brussels for the three representatives last week and i saw them last night in paris for a further discussion

qasem soleimani, a revered figure in iran. today, thousands mourning and protesting in tehran. iran's supreme leader vowing harsh retall invitation and revenge for the death of a man he called a martyr. but president blames suleimani, for the deaths of hundreds of americans and claims he was actively trying to kill more when he was found and terminated. the president saying he did not strike in order to start a war with iran, but to stop one. now, 3,500 u.s. troops being sent to the region, and others put on alert. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz leading us off with the time line and the swift reaction. >> reporter: president trump tonight calling iranian general qasem soleimani "the number one terrorist anywhere in the world," saying he ordered his death to save american lives. >> soleimani was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on american diplomats and military personnel, but we caught him in the act and terminated him. >> reporter: soleimani's end was swift and shocking. landing at baghdad international airport, he climbed into a convoy of suvs, unaware that american drones were tracking him overhead. minutes later, as the vehicles were exiting the airport, a fiery blast. missiles f